Editor’s note: The 2006 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur.
The St. Louis Cardinals hammered 10 of their 13 hits in the first five innings as they posted an 8-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2006 Tournament.
With the victory, the Cardinals are set to entertain the Atlanta Braves in National League semifinal bracket of the tourney.
St. Louis got started early with a run in the first inning off Tomo Ohka as David Eckstein scored on a double play to give the Cardinals the lead.
In the third, Scott Rolin’s RBI double made it 2-0 before Jim Edmonds drilled a two-run homer to increase the advantage for the Cardinals.
Albert Pujols, Juan Encarnacion and Ronnie Belliard added RBI singles in the fifth as the Cardinals ousted Ohka.
Geoff Jenkins had a double in the sixth that produced the only tally for the Brewers off Jeff Suppan.
Preston Wilson, who led Cardinals with four hits, finished the scoring for St. Louis with a RBI single in the eighth.
Suppan tossed a complete game for the Cardinals allowing eight hits with five strikeouts.
2006 AL Tournament
Semifinals
Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels
Second Round Results
New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 1
Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 5
Los Angeles Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 3
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Oakland Athletics 2
First Round Results
New York Yankees, bye
Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 4
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Minnesota Twins 11, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4
Los Angeles Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Seattle Mariners 6
Oakland Athletics, bye
2006 NL Tournament
Second Round Pairings and Results
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 0
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
First Round Results
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 3
Atlanta Braves 8, Florida Marlins 5
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Colorado Rockies 1
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Washington Nationals 13, Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Houston Astros 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 5
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (11)