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Poof! Cardinals' 'magic' season vanishes in sweep. Their next trick is up to new core
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Cardinals Molina dares Astros rookie to steal second base; throws him out by a mile
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Poof! Cardinals' 'magic' season vanishes in sweep. Their next trick is up to new core
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Los Angeles Times - Vol. 140 No. 284 (14 Sep 2021), PDF, North Korea
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Another Astros World Series trip would benefit plenty in MLB