Final Score: Phillies 2, Cardinals 0
ST. LOUIS — They love their legends in the Gateway City. The Cardinals’ 2022 season was the backdrop to a six-month long curtain call for three franchise legends: Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright. By the grace of God, Pujols finished his career with 703 regular season home runs. Molina and Wainwright limped to the finish after 36 combined seasons in a Cardinals uniform. The largest crowd in postseason history at Busch Stadium came to say goodbye.
Cardinals fans — and maybe the rest of the sport — rooted for a long postseason run and a storybook ending.