St Louis oust Padres in play-offs

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St Louis Cardinals booked their third straight trip to the National League championship series with a 6-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

The Cardinals completed a 3-1 play-off victory over the Padres to set up a tie against New York Mets who eased past Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0.

Chris Carpenter was the hero for the home side as he closed out the Padres.

Despite the visitors forging a 2-0 lead, Carpenter hit back with five strikeouts retiring 17 of 20 batters.