the Cardinals got the go ahead run to make it 4-3.

The Tigers did tie the game back up in the top of the eighth. Rodriguez got his third hit of the game with a double, and Inge doubled him home an out later. Adam Wainwright buckled down though, and struck out Alexis Gomez and Curtis Granderson to end the threat.

Joel Zumaya came in to pitch for the Tigers in the eighth, and he walked Yadier Molina on four straight pitches. After a visit to the mound from Jim Leyland, Zumaya finally started throwing strikes and got Aaron Miles to force out Molina on a ground ball. Zumaya then got Juan Encarnacion to strike out, but the third strike was in the dirt and that allowed Miles to moveover to second.

You always hear of baseball being called a game of inches, and it proved to be just that in this eighth inning. Eckstein hit a deep fly ball to left, and while Monroe did his best to make a diving catch, the ball hit off of the end of his webbing and ended up being the game-winning hit, as the Cardinals took a 5-4 lead. Wainwright put the Tigers down in order in the ninth inning and the Cardinals had a 3-1 series lead.

For you history buffs, the outcome of the first four games in this series exactly matches the 1968 World Series, when the Tigers and Cardinals faced off. The Tigers went on to win three straight to win it all that year.

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