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St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets, October 18, 2006

At home, the New York Mets won 4-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals on October 18, 2006 in a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 56,334, a running time of 176 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 69 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 6 mph wind. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 in the ninth and nowhere else. The New York Mets' runs came in the first, fourth, and seventh innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The St. Louis Cardinals had 7 hits and the New York Mets 10, with 1 and 0 errors. John Maine was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 2 hits in 5.1 innings. The loss was charged to Chris Carpenter after 6.0 innings and 2 runs. John Maine led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The St. Louis Cardinals used Chris Carpenter, Tyler Johnson, and Braden Looper on the mound. The New York Mets used Chad Bradford, Aaron Heilman, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, and Billy Wagner on the mound. Albert Pujols led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 3. So Taguchi drove in 2 for the St. Louis Cardinals. The New York Mets' top hitter was Jose Reyes, 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Paul Lo Duca drove in 2 for the New York Mets. Behind the plate was umpire Gary Darling.