Brewers Season ends as Cardinals Advance to World Series
By: Nick Goddard
Updated: October 16, 2011
A wonderful 2011 season for the Milwaukee Brewers ends just short of the World Series, as the St. Louis Cardinals closed out the NLCS on Sunday night at Miller Park.
St. Louis jumped on Brewers starting pitcher Shaun Marcum for 4 runs in the 1st inning, the major blow coming on a 3 run homer by NLCS MVP David Freese. Marcum was pulled after just the first inning, completing a dreadful postseason for the Milwaukee righthander. He was 0-3 with an ERA over 18.
Milwaukee made a game of it, as home runs from Corey Hart, Rickie Weeks, and Jonathan Lucroy pulled the Brewers within 5-4 after 2 innings. But a 4 run third gave St. Louis a commanding 5 run lead that they wouldn't look back from. The 11-6 final score gave the Cardinals a 4 games to 2 series victory and sends them to the World Series against the American League Champion Texas Rangers.
For the Brewers, Sunday marks the end of a season which saw the team win a club-record 96 games, the NL Central Division Title, and their first playoff series since 1982. Sunday marks the beginning of an off-season which sees star 1st baseman Prince Fielder as a free agent, who likely won't return to the club. Fielder received a standing ovation after he grounded out in his last at-bat in the 8th inning.
St. Louis jumped on Brewers starting pitcher Shaun Marcum for 4 runs in the 1st inning, the major blow coming on a 3 run homer by NLCS MVP David Freese. Marcum was pulled after just the first inning, completing a dreadful postseason for the Milwaukee righthander. He was 0-3 with an ERA over 18.
Milwaukee made a game of it, as home runs from Corey Hart, Rickie Weeks, and Jonathan Lucroy pulled the Brewers within 5-4 after 2 innings. But a 4 run third gave St. Louis a commanding 5 run lead that they wouldn't look back from. The 11-6 final score gave the Cardinals a 4 games to 2 series victory and sends them to the World Series against the American League Champion Texas Rangers.
For the Brewers, Sunday marks the end of a season which saw the team win a club-record 96 games, the NL Central Division Title, and their first playoff series since 1982. Sunday marks the beginning of an off-season which sees star 1st baseman Prince Fielder as a free agent, who likely won't return to the club. Fielder received a standing ovation after he grounded out in his last at-bat in the 8th inning.
