That was an awesome game. It was the type of game everyone thought it would be. I thought the Cards getting the early lead was a really bad omen lol. The team that has scored first in this series has ended up losing those games, but it didnt happen in game 5.
I thought the Cards made a mistake by having Jon Jay bunt in the 8th. They had guys on 1st and 2nd and with Jay laying down a good bunt that gave the Phillies the obvious chance to intentionally walk Pujols. Why not let Jay hit? The Cards had their chances to add onto the lead, couldnt do it, and I just kept waiting for the Cards to make that one mistake that the Phillies could take advantage of, but it didnt happen!
Carpenter was superb. The sad part is I doubt he gets enough credit from the the media. Yes everybody knew the Phillies dont have a great offense, but that doesnt mean people should be able to take credit away from Carp. He still pitched a complete game!
This MLB postseason has been awesome so far. Now the Phillies and Yankees are out, doesnt get much better than that. 3 of the 4 teams in the LCS matchups didnt even make the postseason last year!