28-year old righty swinging 3B David Freese won the MVP of the World Series for the Cardinals. He played in all 7 games for the Cardinals in the World Series and he was 8 for 23 (.348 avg, 1.160 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer and 7 RBIs. Freese became only the sixth player in Major League History to win the MVP of a League Championship Series and a World Series! David Freese played in 19 games in the post-season this year for the Cardinals and he was 25 for 63 (.397 avg, 1.258 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 5 homers and 21 RBIs. The 21 RBIs are a new Major League Record for a player in the post-season. Freese essentially willed the Cardinals to win the World Series.

The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but that was it offensively for the Cardinals as the pitching locked them down in a vice. Chris Carpenter worked the first six innings last night in which he gave up 6 hits and 2 runs (both earned), while walking 2 batters and whiffing five to earn the win. Arthur Rhodes, Octavio Dotel and Lance Lynn combined to work two scoreless innings to get the lead to closer Jason Motte. Motte worked a scoreless ninth inning in which he got all three batters he faced to lock up the World Series for the Cardinals. Allen Craig got the start in the place of an injured Matt Holliday, and he made the most of it. Craig was 1 for 4 with 2 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Lance Berkman (1 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored), David Freese (1 for 2 with 2 walks, a double and 2 RBIs), Yadier Molina (2 for 3 with 2 RBIs) and Rafael Furcal (2 for 3 with 1 RBI) also were running up to the plate for the Cardinals last night. The Cardinals are the World Champions as they defeated the Rangers in seven games!

The Cardinals have replaced starting LF Matt Holliday on the roster for tonight’s game due to a sprained right wrist that was going to prevent him from playing. Holliday played in 6 games in the World Series and he was 3 for 19 (.158 avg, .595 OPS) with 5 runs scored. He played in 16 games in the post-season this year and he was 15 for 51 (.294 avg, .831 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 1 homer and 5 RBIs. Allen Craig will replace Holliday in LF tonight. He has played in all six games in the World Series so far and he is 4 for 15 (.267 avg, 1.088 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 2 homers and 4 RBIs. Craig has now played in 14 games in the post-season so far and he is 8 for 33 (.242 avg, .966 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 3 homers and 7 RBIs. Craig has been a money player for the Cardinals in the post-season, so Holliday’s injury could be a blessing in disguise for the Cardinals. The Cardinals have added rookie outfielder Ardon Chambers to the roster to replace Holliday. Chambers has played in 10 games in the post-season for the Cardinals so far and he is 1 for 5 (.200 avg, .367 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs.

Lance Berkman has been the main man with the bat for the Cardinals so far in the World Series. He has played in six games for the Cardinals in the World Series and he is 10 for 23 (.435 avg, 1.127 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer and 5 RBIs. David Freese has been outstanding the whole post-season for the Cardinals. He has played in six games in this series and he is 7 for 21 (.333 avg, 1.083 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 5 RBIs. Yadier Molina has been a force in this series, both offensively and defensively for the Cardinals. He has played in six games for the Cardinals in this series and he is 6 for 21 (.286 avg, .741 OPS) with 1 run scored and an amazing 7 RBIs. Allen Craig has played in all six games too and he is 4 for 15 (.267 avg, 1.088 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 2 homers and 4 RBIs. Albert Pujols is 6 for 23 (.261 avg, 1.109 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 3 homers and 6 RBIs in the first six games of this series. The Cardinals need these guys to rip the ball tonight.

The St. Louis Cardinals are set up well for victory tonight with Chris Carpenter starting against young lefty Matt Harrison of the Rangers. Carpenter has pitched in 2 games (both starts) already in this World Series and he is 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He has now pitched in 5 games (all starts) during the post-season and he is 3-0 with a 3.30 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He will be pitching on short rest but I think adrenaline will make up for that. Matt Harrison has pitched in 1 game (1 start) in this series and he is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP. He has pitched in 4 games (3 starts) so far in the post-season and he is 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP.