Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (L) and pitcher Jason Motte celebrate a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals fans celebrate after the third out with pitcher Jason Motte and a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols tosses his bat as he grounds out in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. The at bat was his last at home for the regular season. Pujols becomes a free agent at the end of the season. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Rafael Furcal yells as he rounds the bases after hitting his game winning, solo home run in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Rafael Furcal yells out as he watches his game winning, solo home run leave Busch Stadium in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Rafael Furcal pumps his fist as he watches his game winning, solo home run leave Busch Stadium in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Rafael Furcal swings and watches his game winning, solo home run leave Busch Stadium in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa walks the dugout to talk to a player during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. At the end of the season La Russa will once again decide if he will return as manager for the next season. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols watches his team bat against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals David Freese slides safely into home plate before the tag by Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto with the team's first run of the game in the fifth inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols jokes with coach Jose Oquendo before taking the field to bat in the third inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa checks his lineup card during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Randy Wells delivers a pitch to the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Edwin Jackson delivers a pitch to the Chicago Cubs in the second inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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A fan holds a sign, hoping that St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols will remain as a Cardinal, during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. Pujols becomes a free agent at the end of the season. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols comes to bat for the first time to a standing ovation during the last game of the regular season, against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa stands for the National Anthem before a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols emerges from the club house at Busch Stadium for possibly the last home game before a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. enters the team dugout before a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter delivers a pitch to the Chicago Cubs in the second inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 23, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (L) gives Rafael Furcal a hug as the team celebrates their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. Furcal hit the game winning, solo home run in the eighth inning, keeping pace with the Atlanta Braves loss. The 3-2 win moves the Cardinals within one game in the Wild Card chase with Atlanta. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols comes to bat in the eighth inning as fans stand during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis played their last regular season game at Busch Stadium for 2011 and questions surround Pujols' return to the team for next season. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Rafael Furcal (R) is welcomed at home plate by Albert Pujols (L) and Jon Jay after hitting a game winning, solo home against the Chicago Cubs in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols breaks a bat as he connects in the third inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Yadier Molina swings, hitting into a double play in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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A fan holds a sign encouraging St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols to stay with the team, before the last regular season game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. Pujols will become a free agent when the season ends. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols jokes with teammates in the dugout before a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday swings for a single in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 25, 2011. St. Louis won the game 3-2. UPI/Bill Greenblatt