Critical Error

The World Series shifted to St. Louis for Game 3,where Jim Edmonds' two-run double and Joel Zumaya's two-run error led to a 5-0 lead for St. Louis in the seventh inning. Chris Carpenter allowed just three hits over eight shutout innings. Sean Casey and Brandon Inge had the only hits against Chris Carpenter.

Joel Zumaya took little comfort in the obvious fact that even without his error, the Tigers still would have lost this game. Soon after the Cardinals beat the Tigers, Zumaya beat himself up for a throwing miscue that led to two unearned runs, giving the Cardinals a commanding four-run lead instead of keeping the deficit at two. Zumaya opted to shoulder most of the blame for this loss.

The Cardinals lead the series 2-1. Game 4 is scheduled for an 8:19 start on Thursday.