2004 National League Championship Series

The 2004 National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 13 to 21, 2004 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals and the wild-card qualifying Houston Astros. This marked the first time in either major league that two teams from the Central Division met in a Championship Series.

Game 6, October 20

Returning to St. Louis, Matt Morris starts game 6 for the Cardinals, as does Pete Munro for the Astros. The scoring begins with Carlos Beltrán coming home in the top of the first off of a sacrifice fly. The Cardinals respond in the second with a 2 run homer by the red-hot Albert Pujols. In the third, Jeff Bagwell his a double for Astros, bringing Carlos Beltrán back home and putting another one for the Astros. Again, the Cardinals respond when Edgar Renteria hits a single scoring Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen.

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Matt Morris - Jeff Bagwell - Edgar Renteria

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In the top of the ninth inning, 2 outs from losing, Bagwell hits a miracle single, scoring the tying run in Morgan Ensberg. The game goes into extra innings, but the Astros' good fortune turned sour when Jim Edmonds hits a walk-off homer in the bottom of the twelfth, sending the series to a Game 7 showdown.

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