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	2005 National League Division Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2005 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 4, and ended on Sunday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a "wild card" team – participating in two best-of-five series.
		Modern Major League Baseball National League Division Series
		The winner will become the National League champion, and will face the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 World Series.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series (297 words)

	NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The Division Series were created after the 1993 season when Major League Baseball restructured each league into three divisions, but were first played in 1995 due to the cancellation of the 1994 playoffs.
		However, if the wild-card team and the division leader with the best record are from the same division, the wild-card team plays the next winningest division leader, and the remaining two division leaders play.
		In the Eastern Division, the Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia_Phillies three games to two while the Los_Angeles_Dodgers beat the Houston_Astros three games to two in the Western Division.
	www.witwib.com /National_League_Division_Series (271 words)

	NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES PREVIEW (ATLANTA-HOUSTON)
		Sunday, with the division title hanging in the balance, they got a great effort from veteran Shane Reynolds and were able to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2.
		The key to the series is if we're going to score runs against their starting pitching and if our starting pitching can hold them." "They've got a great team," Astros outfielder Lance Berkman said.
		I'm glad we won those series, but I think that's as far as it goes." Glavine had one good start and one bad one against Houston this season but was the Braves' best pitcher down the stretch.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsBBN/BC-BBN-PRVW-HOUATL-R.html (1223 words)

	Articles - National League Championship Series
		In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five playoff round, the National League Division Series (NLDS).
		In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseball& championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series.
		Prior to 1969, the National League Champion (the "Pennant Winner") was determined by the best won-loss record at the end of the regular season.
	www.gaple.com /articles/National_League_Championship_Series (365 words)

	mets-ds.html
		The final score of the game was 3-2, and the Mets will try to end the series on Sunday to reach the National League Championship Series.
		On Wednesday, September 27th, the New York Mets clinched the 2000 National League Wild Card for the second year in a row.
		In their attempt to avoid falling behind 2-0 in the best-of-five series, the Mets sent Al Leiter to the mound to do what he has done in past postseason play, deliver in the big game.
	www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/mets-ds.html (926 words)

	NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-ARIZONA)
		Louis Cardinals (93-69) National League Division Series+ ------------------------------------------------------------- By Anthony Mormile SportsTicker Baseball Editor JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Arizona's Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson hope to be the difference.
		When the Arizona Diamondbacks face the St. Louis Cardinals in Game One of their best-of-five National League Division Series on Tuesday, first-year manager Bob Brenly can rest assured he has a veteran club built for a short series.
		McGwire was not a factor in last year's postseason, when St. Louis swept the Atlanta Braves before being ousted by the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsBBN/BC-BBN-PRVW-ARISTL-R.html (1323 words)

	Houston's Clear Thinkers: Stros-Braves National League Division Series Preview
		The Stros ended up at a -26 team RCAA for the regular season (12th out of the 16 National League teams), which means that the Stros scored 26 fewer runs than an average National League team would have scored during the season.
		The Braves 71 team RSAA is fourth in the National League.
		The Stros pitching staff's 100 team RSAA is second only to the Cardinals staff's 130 among the 16 National League teams.
	blog.kir.com /archives/002496.asp (1171 words)

	National League Division Series Tickets - Buy NLDS Tickets
		In addition to giving you the best access to all National League Division Series baseball tickets and MLB regular season tickets, we also stock All Star Game tickets, all Playoff game tickets and World Series tickets.
		At the beginning of your National League Division Series baseball tickets purchase, you will view a list of available games.
		To purchase tickets, click on the "Add to Cart" link to begin your National League Division Series baseball ticket purchase on our secure SSL server.
	www.ticketsoftheweek.com /empiretickets/sports/mlb/nlds_tickets.asp (634 words)

	NL Playoffs: Houston finally solves Braves, wins first postseason series
		Next up for the wild-card Astros is a matchup against Central Division rival St. Louis in the National League Championship Series starting Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
		Biggio was 8 of 20 (.400) with a homer and four RBIs in the series.
		Beltran homered four times in the series, breaking the Houston record for a postseason series.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04286/394424.stm (1055 words)

	Cardinals, Astros look to increase leads - Boston.com
		The St. Louis Cardinals lead the National League Division series 1-0 after their 8-5 victory over the Padres.
		The two National League Division Series resume today, while the American League series take a day off.
		The Chicago White Sox haven't won a postseason series since knocking off the New York Giants in the 1917 World Series.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/10/06/white_sox_take_2_0_lead_in_red_sox_series (619 words)

	Baseball Recaps National League Division Series 2004 - Cardinals vs. Dodgers (Grand Slam - Stats & News)
		Louis Cardinals tied a post-season record with five homeruns and won 8-3 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of the National League Division Series on Tuesday.
		National League Division Series 2004 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
		The last team to hit five homeruns in a postseason-game was the Oakland A's, who did in the 1989 World Series.
	home.wanadoo.nl /stoov/r04nlds1e.htm (309 words)

	Arizona Diamondbacks - Pictures
		They are in the Western Division of the National League.
		In just their first five seasons of existence, the Diamondbacks won three division titles (1999, 2001, and 2002) and one World Series.
		Louis Cardinals (3-2 in the NLDS), the Atlanta Braves (4-1 in the NLCS), to advance to the World Series where, in one of the most exciting series ever, they beat the reigning champions, the New York Yankees, 4 to 3, to become the youngest expansion franchise to win the championship.
	greatestinfo.org /Arizona_Diamondbacks (205 words)

	National League
		National League Division Series recap (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
		National League Championship Series recap (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
		Extended NLCS would tire pitchers for Series vs. Sox.(National League Championship Series, Chicago White Sox, World Series (Baseball)) (Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service))
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0112352.html (244 words)

	APPhotoAlbum.aspx?TeamID=10
		Louis Cardinals' players watch the last inning of Game 3 against the Houston Astros in their National League Championship Series, in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005.
		Louis Cardinals' third baseman Abraham Nunez is airborne after colliding with Houston Astros' Jason Lane as Lane slid into third on a single by Astros' Brad Ausmus while Nunez waited for the throw from right field during the sixth inning in Game 3 of their National League Championship Series, in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005.
		Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols celebrates after his ninth inning, three-run home run gave the Cardinals the lead and the eventual 5-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, in Houston.
	www.kfns.com /APNews/APPhotoAlbum.aspx?TeamID=10 (287 words)

	Major League Baseball - Search Archive
		Roy Oswalt's mastery prevented the Braves from overcoming Jorge Sosa's few mistakes and taking control of their National League Division Series, and their 7-3 Game 3 loss to the Astros puts them on the brink of postseason elimination.
		The 2005 NL Division Series marked an epic -- and heartbreaking -- chapter for the Braves, but it's worth looking back at how they got there.
		Sporting News announced Tuesday afternoon that Bobby Cox had once again been named its National League Manager of the Year and Andruw Jones its MLB Player of the Year.
	atlanta.braves.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/atl/news/atl_search_archive.jsp?category=news_features (627 words)

	Gone To Texas: The College Life Of The Gov'nor - October 1999
		With this win, the Braves become National League Champions and head for the World Series for the 5th time in the 1990s.
		This is the first time that the Braves have ever been swept in a play-off series and it is also the first time it's taken less than six games to eliminate them.
		It's especially sweat since Nebraska is the 3rd ranked team in the nation and the Horns are currently 18th.
	www.angelfire.com /tx3/mindseye/october99.html (2647 words)

	JS Online: National League: Division Series' at a glance
		The Cubs, who were swept by Atlanta in a Division Series in 1998, are 35-49 against Atlanta since 1994.
		Sosa has hit 40 homers for six straight seasons, a National League record, and has surpassed the 100-RBI mark during each of the past nine years.
		About the Braves: Atlanta has won 12 consecutive division titles, a record in American pro sports, but has won just one World Series title and has been ousted in the first round in two of the last three seasons.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/sep03/173581.asp (742 words)

	Sanders has hot bat as Cardinals sweep Padres
		Reggie Sanders had a hot bat and Matt Morris tossed six strong innings as St. Louis completed the sweep of their National League Division Series with a 7-4 win over San Diego.
		Craig Biggio's third double of the game ignited late-inning burst as Houston posted a 7-3 victory over Atlanta to take a two games to one lead in the National League Division Series.
		The Cardinals, who never trailed in the series, scored in the first inning on an RBI double by Albert Pujols.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=74046 (692 words)

	SI.com - Preview
		The Cubs will try to win a playoff series for the first time since 1908 as they face the Atlanta Braves in the decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series Sunday night at Turner Field.
		The winner of this series faces the Florida Marlins in Game One of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday.
		The Braves are trying to avoid getting eliminated in the Division Series for the third time in four years.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/previews/2003/10/05/6067_preview.html (632 words)

	Bobby Cox, National League Division Series, Baseball, Sports Interviews, Quotes, Transcript, ASAPSports FastScripts
		I think, you know, all the teams in this year, in the American League and the National League, I don't think you can count any one team out, to be honest with you.
		This series and the next series and the World Series; so there's basically four steps.
		Does this game, this series illustrate again how difficult it is for a team to get through three series with teams this good?
	www.asapsports.com /baseball/1999nlds/100699BC.html (855 words)

	APPhotoAlbum.aspx?TeamID=14
		San Diego Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley, left, and catcher David Ross bare the burden of defeat as they watch the Padres drop their third straight game to the St. Lous Cardinals 7-4 and are swept in the National league Divisional Series Saturday Oct. 8, 2005 in San Diego.
		The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate in the locker room after winning Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres 7-4, to advance to the National League Championship Series, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, in San Diego.
		Louis Cardinals' Abraham Nunez, left, pours beer over the head of So Taguchi as they celebrate in the locker room after winning Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres 7-4, to advance to the National League Championship Series, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, in San Diego.
	www.790thezone.com /APNews/APPhotoAlbum.aspx?TeamID=14 (276 words)

	National League Division Series - 200% Guarantee - Ticket Solutions.
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	www.tickets4u.com /nlds-tickets.asp (222 words)

	Major Leagues - sacbee.com
		Roger Clemens came within one game of reaching the World Series last year, but faltered in the sixth inning of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium.
		The Houston Astros will try to even the National League Championship Series at one game apiece when they meet the St. Louis Cardinals tonight in Game 2 of the best-of-seven set.
		The National League Championship Series gets underway on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, as the St. Louis Cardinals host the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the best-of-seven matchup.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/sports/baseball/major_leagues (2222 words)

	National League Division Series
		SEASON SERIES: The Braves were 3-6 against the Cubs.
		Have not lost a season series to Padres since 1992.
		Since acquiring the Big Unit on July 31, Houston has gone 37-16, the best record in the majors over the final eight weeks.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/mon/nlplay92898.stm (542 words)

	Major League Baseball : League Championship Series
		Jose Contreras tossed a complete game, the fourth straight nine-inning gem for Chicago in the series, as the White Sox beat the Angels, 6-3, on Sunday to clinch the AL pennant.
		Roy Oswalt starts for the Astros, who remain a victory shy of a World Series berth against the White Sox.
		After Monday's thrilling win in Game 5, the Cardinals turn to Mark Mulder to keep their hopes alive in Game 6 at 8 p.m.
	www.worldseries.com (138 words)

	Braves beat Astros to tie National League Division series - INQ7.net
		ATLANTA, Georgia, United States of America-- Rafael Furcal's two-out walk off home run in the 11th inning lifted Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over Houston and evened their National League Division Series at 1-1.
		After a travel day on Friday, the series resumes Saturday at Houston, where the Astros have won 18 straight games.
		Click here for other stories in the series.
	news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=6&story_id=14251 (563 words)

	FresnoBee.com: San Diego Padres
		The St. Louis Cardinals will go for the sweep of their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres when the teams battle Saturday at PETCO Park.
		Chris Carpenter tossed six shutout innings, while Reggie Sanders belted a grand slam and knocked in a National League Division Series and postseason team record six runs, to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Diego Padres, 8-5, in Game 1 of this best-of-five set at Busch Stadium.
		Reggie Sanders continued to swing a hot bat this postseason and knocked in two runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Diego Padres, 6-2, in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium.
	www.fresnobee.com /24hour/sports/baseball/mlb/sdp (662 words)

	Smoltz sharp as Braves even up series with Astros - Boston.com
		John Smoltz scattered seven hits over seven innings and Brian McCann hit a three-run homer, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 win over the Houston Astros in National League Division series at Turner Field on Thursday.
		The Braves bounced back from a game one loss to tie the best-of-seven series 1-1, with the series moving to Houston for games three and four over the weekend.
		Jason Lane opened the scoring for the Astros with a run-scoring single in the first, but the Braves scored three runs in the second and two more in the third to give Smoltz all the offence he would need.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/10/07/smoltz_sharp_as_braves_even_up_series_with_astros (396 words)

	Major League Baseball - Search Archive
		Just 19 hours before what would be the first pitch of a potential Game 4 in the National League Division Series between the Cardinals and Padres, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa still didn't want to tip his hand as to his Sunday starter.
		The Cardinals won a classic seven-game National League Championship Series against the Astros last season, and they are expecting more of the same this year.
		Louis and Houston, the two teams in Major League Baseball with the most postseason victories over the last two years, are going to fight it out one more time for the right to advance to the World Series.
	stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/stl/news/stl_search_archive.jsp?category=news_features (695 words)

	USATODAY.com - Kile sets NL Division Series record for Ks
		ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile set a National League Division Series record and tied a record for any playoff game with five straight strikeouts against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
		The National League Championship Series and American League Championship Series records are both five.
		Kile tied David Cone's major league Division Series record, which Cone set with the New York Yankees on Oct. 8, 1995.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/cardinals/2001-10-12-kile.htm (253 words)

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