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ST. LOUIS If this Phillies series with the St. Louis Cardinals is a four-act play, then Act II Friday night in the searing heat at Busch Stadium was even more entertaining than the wild-and-crazy opening act the evening before.

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In last year's National League Division Series matchup between the Cardinals and Phillies, Kyle Lohse took the Cardinals' loss in Game 1 and Cliff Lee took the Phillies' loss in Game 2. They'll both take the ball for their respective teams Friday, when the Cardinals and Phillies meet for the second game of their four-game series.

The St. Louis Cardinals ' starting rotation ranks in the top five of all of baseball entering play on Thursday, even without the presence of ace Chris Carpenter .

The St. Louis Cardinals have continued their winning ways in 2012, even after losing Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa during the offseason.

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While the team was very potent offensively for most of that start, much of the team's success was due to their starting pitching.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke celebrates his two-run homer with Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach as he rounds the the bases in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St.

At 27-13 through 40 games, the Dodgers might be the surprise of the league. Los Angeles has amassed an 18-4 record at home and a plus-44 run differential.

This weekend the Dodgers face their first team with an over-.500 record since the Nationals series.

Kyle Lohse, seen here before the St. Louis Cardinals' game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday at AT&T Park, has become one of the Cardinals' most reliable pieces in the rotation as his career has advanced.

The St. Louis Cardinals might be the most annoying franchise in baseball. The Yankees will always have a claim to that title.

There's plenty of aces in action on this Tuesday in the Major Leagues. Jake Peavy, Cliff Lee, Stephen Strasburg, and Kyle Lohse are all going this afternoon; and CC Sabathia, Johnny Cuet0, David Price, Tim Lincecum, and Zach Grienke take the hill tonight.

Since his last visit to St. Louis, Paul Maholm has turned into one of the Chicago Cubs ' most reliable pitchers.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse releases the ball against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Phoenix.

With one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday and the tying run in scoring position, Lyle Overbay got a first-pitch sinker in the middle of the plate and drove it to deep center field.

November 13, 2011; Cleveland, OH , USA; St. Louis Rams guard Jacob Bell during the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Allen Craig was pulled early from Monday's game for precautionary reasons after banging his recently repaired right knee while diving for a ball on defense.

For 29 years, Dave Duncan was Tony LaRussa's right-hand man. They won three World Series titles during their historical run and were in the postseason on a regular basis.

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy delivers a pitch to the Washington Nationals during the second inning of a baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2012.