Cardinals slip by Texas, 3-2 to take 1-0 lead in World Series

The St. Louis Cardinals rode six strong innings from Chris Carpenter, along with another stifling bullpen effort and a pair of run-scoring singles to a win in Game 1 of the World Series, 3-2, over the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium.

The team winning Game 1 of the Fall Classic has gone on to win the series 66 out of 106 times in the history of the event. The last 10 teams to win Game 1 at home have gone on to be World Series champions.

St. Louis manager Tony La Russa used 17 of his 25 players, including five relievers.

Game 2 is Thursday night, with Jaime Garcia starting for the Cardinals against the Rangers' Colby Lewis. The last time Texas lost two straight games was during the last week of August.




2011 WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1 - St. Louis 3, Texas 2
GAME 2 - at St. Louis - Thu., October 20
GAME 3 - at Texas - Sat., October 22
GAME 4 - at Texas - Sun., October 23
*GAME 5 - at Texas - Mon., October 24*
*GAME 6 - at St. Louis - Wed., October 26*
*GAME 7 - at St. Louis - Thu., October 27*