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ST. LOUIS -- Now it can be told what St. Louis manager Tony La Russa did at the end of his worst managing night in the big leagues.

He didn't stop managing after World Series Game 5 ended, a game that had been so embarrassing for him that he twice could not properly communicate which reliever he wanted throwing in the bullpen, a breakdown that once left him standing on a World Series mound and greeting one of his pitchers by saying, "Oh, what are you doing here?"

Chris Carpenter needed a pick-me-up in the worst way. A bullpen that just sat back and watched the last time the St.

Albert Pujols and the Cards spotted ace Chris Carpenter a four-run lead in the first, and he and the bullpen made it stand up in a 4-3 win over the Brewers.

The Cards lead the NLCS 2-1.

Texas takes opener as teams endure two rain delays.

In his Three Strikes, Tom Verducci handicaps the Braves' chances of keeping the Phillies out of the World Series, analyzes the Giants' struggling offense, the Mike Jacobs saga and more.

The Phillies bullpen looked shaky, but got the job done and preserved Roy Halladay's 15th win of the season.

Former Athletics manager Bob Geren, right, had come under criticism from his bullpen recently for a lack of communication and a sluggish offence.

Aaron Rowand tripled leading off the seventh and scored the go-ahead run moments later on a wild pitch, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Tuesday night.