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2012 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - GAME 6 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 - AT&T PARK - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA RHP CHRIS CARPENTER (0-1, 4.50) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (1-0, 1.29) THE LEAD: San Francisco hosts St. Louis in Game 6 of the 43rd National League Championship Series today at AT&T Park...the Giants shut out the Cardinals 5-0 in the Game 5 behind 7.2 scoreless innings from Barry Zito to bring this series back home to San Francisco...St. Louis won Game 1 here at AT&T Park and the Giants won Game 2. GAME 6 FACTS: Since the seven game format in the LCS was introduced in 1985, this is the 19th time the NLCS has lasted at least six games, and the second-straight season...prior to 2011, the NLCS was over prior to Game 6 in four- straight seasons from 2007-10...the home team is 9-9 in Game 6 of the NLCS...the Cardinals in 2011 are the last road team to win Game 6, as they clinched the series in Game 6 at Milwaukee by a count of 12-6. - Since the best-of-seven format began in 1985, the winner of Game 6 has won the series on all but three occasions (1988 when the Mets beat LA but lost in Game 7, 1992 with Pittsburgh forced a Game 7 but lost at Atlanta and in 2006 when the Mets won Game 6 at Shea Stadium but lost the series to the Cardinals in seven games). WHAT HISTORY SAYS: Since the LCS became a seven-game series in 1985, the Giants became the eighth team in NLCS history to go down 3-1 in the series then come back to win Game 5...three of those eight teams to force Game 6 also went on to win Game 6 (Pittsburgh in 1992 vs. Atlanta, Atlanta in 1996 vs. St. Louis and Florida in 2003 vs. Chicago)...the last team to take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS and lose Game 5, as the Cardinals did, was San Francisco in 2010 when they lost Game 5 at home to allow the series to Won LCS After Trailing 3-1 in return to Philadelphia...however, the Giants won Game 6 at Philadelphia to advance. 7-Game Series - Since 1985, 15 of the 27 postseasons (55.6-percent) have seen a team hold a 3-1 lead Team Opponent (Year) in the NLCS...12 of those previous 14 teams (85.7-percent) to take a 3-1 lead have Boston Cleveland (2007) advanced to the World Series...only two teams to have a 3-1 lead in the NLCS have not Boston New York (2004) advanced to the World Series, the 2003 Chicago Cubs and the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals. Florida Chicago (2003) - According to Elias, there have been 91 seven-game postseason series to feature a 3- Atlanta St. Louis (1996) 2 (not including this one)...50 of those 91 series (55.0-percent) have gone to a winner- Boston California (1986) take-all Game 7. Kansas City Toronto (1985) - Overall in LCS history (AL and NL) since 1985, of the 54 series in the seven game for - mat, 34 total (63.0-percent) have seen a team hold a 3-1 lead after four games...27 of the previous 33 teams (82.0- percent) with a 3-1 lead have advanced...the last team to hold a 3-1 series lead after four games and not advance to the World Series was the 2007 Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox. - According to Elias, 11-of-76 Major League Baseball teams that have fallen behind 3-1 have come back to win a best- of-7 postseason series (includes Worlds Series and both ALCS and NLCS)...the only teams to accomplish this feat in the National League are the 2003 Marlins, 1996 Braves and the 1979 and 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates. CLOSING ARGUMENTS: The Cardinals are now 26-21 in possible clinch situations in a playoff series all-time, includ - ing 5-5 in LCS play...the Cardinals are 2-2 in clinch situations during this postseason (Includes Wild Card Round)...The Giants are 9-17 all-time when facing elimination in a postseason series in franchise history...however, the Giants have won each of their last four games when facing elimination, all of which are in this postseason on the road...San Francisco won three-straight elimination games at Cincinnati in their Division Series. Pre-Game Information - According to Elias, the Giants are the first team in Major League history to stave off elimination with a road victory four times in a single Presentation of Colors postseason...only one other team had three such wins in one postseason: Petty Officers Noble, Willis, Patton Kansas City in 1985. and Henthorne of the Naval Operation Support Center, San Jose CARDINALS IN GAME 6: The Cardinals are 4-3 in Game 6 of the LCS since 1985...the Cardinals are 2-2 overall in Game 6 of an NLCS on the road...the National Anthem Cardinals defeated Milwaukee last season on the road in Game 6 of the LCS. The Kingston Trio , winners of three - Including the World Series, the Cardinals are 10-10 all-time in Game 6 of the Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime a best-of-seven postseason series...the Cardinals are 4-6 on the road in Achievement Grammy. Game 6...the Cardinals won both of their Game 6 contests in 2011 en route to winning the World Series. First Pitch TBA GIANTS IN GAME 6: The Giants are 1-1 in Game 6 of the LCS sing 1985...the only LCS they have played to go six games are in 2010 vs. Philadelphia (Win) God Bless America and in 1987 vs. St. Louis (Loss). Misa Malone , from the cast of Steve - The Giants are 3-8 all-time in Game 6 of a seven-game postseason series in Silver’s Blanket Babylon. their franchise history, including 2-7 in the World Series. 2012 NLCS SCHEDULE Game Date Site Time Cardinals Starter Giants Starter Television One Sun. 10/14 SF 8:15 p.m. RHP Lance Lynn (ND, 9.82) LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-1, 14.73) FOX Two Mon. 10/15 SF 8:07 p.m. RHP Chris Carpenter (0-1, 4.50) RHP Ryan Vogelsong (1-0, 1.29) FOX Three Wed. 10/17 STL 4:07 p.m. RHP Kyle Lohse (1-0, 1.59) RHP Matt Cain (0-1, 4.05) FOX Four Thu. 10/18 STL 8:07 p.m. RHP Adam Wainwright (1-0, 1.29) RHP Tim Lincecum (0-1, 5.40) FOX Five Fri. 10/19 STL 8:07 p.m. RHP Lance Lynn (0-1, 4.91) LHP Barry Zito (1-0, 0.00) FOX Six Sun. 10/21 SF 7:45 p.m. RHP Chris Carpenter (0-1, 4.50) RHP Ryan Vogelsong (1-0, 1.29) FOX Seven* Mon. 10/22 SF 8:07 p.m. TBD RHP Matt Cain (0-1, 4.05) FOX *If Necessary - All Times Eastern - All times listed are first pitch times CARPTOBER: Chris Carpenter will make his 18th career postseason start, HOW THEY GOT HERE third postseason start this October...he is 1-1 with a 1.86 ERA (9.2 ip, 2 er) in two starts this postseason, though he took the loss in the Game 2 at San The St. Louis Cardinals posted an Francisco by allowing 5 runs, 2 earned, in 4.0 innings. 88-74 record in the regular season, - Carpenter is 10-3 with a 2.94 ERA (104.0 ip, 34 er) in his 17 career postsea - finishing 2.0 games ahead of the son starts...Carpenter is one of 10 pitchers in Major League history with 10 Los Angeles Dodgers for the sec - career postseason victories, as well as one of two active pitchers (Andy Pettite ond Wild Card in the NL. The has most with 19 wins). Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-3 in the first-ever NL Wild SINGING HIS PRAISES: Ryan Vogelsong is participating in his first career Card game...St. Louis advanced to postseason here in 2012 and has gone 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (12.0 ip, 2 er) in his the NLCS by defeating the Washington Nationals , three- first two postseason starts...he earned his first career postseason victory in games-to-two, in the DS. The Game 2 of this series when he allowed just one run on 4 hits in 7.0 innings. Cardinals scored four runs in the - Including Game 2, Vogelsong has made three starts against the Cardinals top of the 9th in Game Five at since he joined the Giants in 2011...he is 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA (19.0 ip, 2 er) in Washington to rally for a 9-7 victory. those three starts. Date Site Winner Score 10/5 ATL Lohse W, 6-3 NO SEVEN SINCE ‘06: The NLCS has not gone the full seven games since 10/7 STL Mattheus L, 3-2 2006 when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets in Game 7 at 10/8 STL Lynn W, 12-4 10/10 WAS Carpenter W, 8-0 Shea Stadium...Colorado swept Arizona in 2007, followed by the Phillies defeat - 10/11 WAS Storen L, 2-1 ing the Dodgers in five games in both 2008 and 2009...the Giants defeated the 10/12 WAS Motte W, 9-7 Phillis in six games in 2010 and the Cardinals took the 2011 LCS in six games over the Brewers.