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Can the Redbirds Ride the Heroics of Lafayette's David Freese to a Series Win?
The Lafayette grad jacked one over the centerfield fence to steal Game 6 from the Texas Rangers. Do the Cardinals have a chance in Game 7?
Minutes after the St. Louis Cardinals clawed back and won Game 6 of the Worlds Series just before midnight, fans on Twitter were raving about the game and the performance of , the grad whose walkoff homer won the game.
The Cards won 10-9, knotting the series 3-3 for a deciding Game 7 tonight.
"Why is David Freese not trending?!" tweeted "ndrewAllen."
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"If the #Cardinals win the World Series, they have to build a statue of #DavidFreese," posted JYOUNGNEXTLEVEL, hailing the alum of the Wildwood high school.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on the homepage of its STLtoday.com website, headlined its story "Freese it! Hometown hero sends series to Game 7."
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Nobody could resist the play on words. MLB.com headlined it, "Deep Freese! Walk-off homer forces Game 7."
And ESPN.com: "Freese Frame: After being down to its final strike twice Thursday night, St. Louis won Game 6 on David Freese's HR in the 11th inning."
Did you stay up for the whole game? And do you think the Cardinals have enough in the tank to grab Game 7?
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