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Found May 24, 2012 on Phillies Network:
PLAYERS: Carlos Ruiz,  Yadier Molina,  Lance Berkman,  Allen Craig,  Jon Jay,  Chris Carpenter,  Albert Pujols,  Mike Matheny,  Matt Carpenter,  Carlos Beltran,  Matt Holliday,  David Freese,  Rafael Furcal,  Joe Blanton,  Jake Westbrook,  Cliff Lee,  Kyle Lohse,  Kyle Kendrick,  Jaime Garcia,  Roy Halladay,  Adam Wainwright,  Cole Hamels,  Tony La Russa
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Los Angeles Angels,  Boston Red Sox,  New York Mets
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Carlos Ruiz and the Phillies take on Yadier Molina and the Cardinals for the first time since the 2011 NLDS. The Phillies clinched the NL East last September against the Cardinals. (Phillies Network/Kevin Durso) We probably don’t really want to remember the last time the Phillies and Cardinals shared the same field. It didn’t end well. But 2012 is a new season, and with that comes the first meeting between the two 2011 NLDS foes. Both teams are in the midst of struggles. Both teams are battling injuries. But the Phillies are still a last-place team. The Cardinals are leading the NL Central. Out of the Cardinals lineup are Lance Berkman, Allen Craig, Jon Jay and Game 5 hero Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals are certainly a different team than they were last season. Those injuries are one reason. Also gone are Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa, the slugger and manager behind the defending World Champs. Instead, Mike Matheny is in his first season as Cardinals manager, and the Cardinals ha...
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