MLB

World Series Best Shots: Game 5

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Oct 25, 2011

World Series Best Shots: Game 5

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

The Rangers moved to within one win of their first World Series title with a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals in Game 5. The series shifts back to St. Louis for Game 6, and, if necessary, Game 7.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Hall of Fame Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach throws out the first pitch.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Chris Carpenter, who won Game 1, took the mound for the Cardinals in his last start of the World Series.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Rangers ace C.J. Wilson entered Game 5 with an 0-3 record and a 7.17 ERA this postseason. He was beaten by Carpenter in Game 1.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Rangers left fielder David Murphy picked up and then dropped a ball in the second, allowing Lance Berkman (right) to advance to third and score on a Skip Schumaker groundout.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Mitch Moreland put the Rangers on the board with a 424-foot solo homer (announced 1 foot farther than Albert Pujols' long blast Saturday) in the third inning. Moreland made his second appearance of the World Series in Game 5.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

It's not quite Milwaukee's sausages, but the Rangers hold a Texas legends race with Sam Houston (from left to right), Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and Nolan Ryan.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Adrian Beltre tied the game at 2-2 with a home run off Carpenter while getting down on one knee, as he is wont to do.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

After failing to scoop an Elvis Andrus throw, Moreland made it up for it by stretching to retire Rafael Furcal.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa made questionable decisions in Game 5, including leaving left-hander Marc Rzepczynski in to face right-handed Mike Napoli then bringing in right-hander Lance Lynn solely for an intentional walk. As it turned out, there were communication issues from the dugout to the St. Louis bullpen.

Rangers 4, Cardinals 2

Batting eighth, Mike Napoli continued to do what he's been doing since the All-Star break. Napoli's eighth-inning double broke the tie and gave the Rangers a lead they didn't relinquish.