Magglio Ordonez and Yadier Molina hit decisive homers in the deciding games of each LCS.
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Two teams, taking two distinctive routes, are left standing, and the World Series field is set. The Cardinals beat the Mets, 3-1, in Game 7 of the NLCS to earn a date with the Tigers, who swept the A's in four games in the ALCS.
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The Cardinals' Jeff Suppan, who allowed one run over 15 innings in the NLCS, and Placido Polanco, who hit .529 for the Tigers in the ALCS, were series MVPs.
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Endy's amazing catch: Endy Chavez goes over the left-field fence and takes a homer away from Scott Rolen in Game 7 of the NLCS. 
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The fall charge of the Tigers took another dramatic step Saturday night as Magglio Ordonez's walk-off three-run homer in the ninth inning finished the A's, 6-3, capped a four-game sweep of the American League Championship Series, and blasted manager Jim Leyland's squad into its first World Series since Detroit won it all in 1984.
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Yadier Molina's two-run homer in the ninth unlocked Game 7 and lifted the Cardinals into the World Series with a
3-1 victory over the Mets on Thursday. MVP Jeff Suppan dominated, allowing only two hits in seven-plus innings.
Wrap | Box score | Own the clincher Yadier Molina hit a game-winning two-run homer off Aaron Heilman in the top of the ninth inning as the Cardinals beat the Mets, 3-1, in Game 7 of the NLCS. More >
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