Cardinal fans didn’t know what to expect from their team in postseason play.

The 2009 Cards had enough proven hitting and top-end starting pitching to bring another World Championship to St. Louis. On the other hand, this enigmatic team proved capable…

Dodgers manager Joe Torre summoned closer Jonathan Broxton a bit early, bringing him in with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to face Albert Pujols.

And Albert got him, ripping a single to score Julio Lugo from second…

The latest two-out RBI came from Manny Ramirez, this time with a seventh-inning single off reliever John Smoltz.

Andre Ethier’s gave ManRam that opportunity with a two-out triple. Ethier has seven total bases so far in this game while Manny Ramirez…

On an increasingly bleak night at Busch Stadium. destined Hall of Famer John Smoltz gave the crowd a treat by striking out the first five Dodgers he faced in the sixth and seventh.

Since Smoltz could retire or depart as a free…

The Dodgers continued their charge in the fourth inning, with Rafael Furcal’s two-out RBI single past Cards third baseman Mark DeRosa.

Former Cardinal Ronnie Belliard scored that run, continuing his torment or his old team. He led off the inning with…

Joel Pineiro was about to get out of the third inning unscathed.

There were two out and a runner at first base. Andre Ethier was batting for the Dodgers and Pineiro had owned him in his career, getting him out all…

Ryan Ludwick did his job in the No. 2 hole, driving a one-out single into right field to give Albert Pujols a baserunner.

And Albert dumped a single into right field, putting runners at first and second base and giving Matt…

After Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal led off the game with out a routine fly ball to center, Matt Kemp fouled off a tough 2-2 pitch and then reached on an infield grounder. He hit a slow grounder to short and…

Joel Pineiro has always had a strong, lively arm. That was the impression he make on Joe Torre over the years.

But he has been a different pitcher this year, as the statistics indicate. Torre tipped his cap to Cardinals pitching…

Will Matt Holliday atone for his Game 2 fielding disaster?

We’ll see. As long as the Cardinals have playoff life, he will have opportunities to atone for letting that final out elude him in left field.

“I don’t think anybody feels worse…