For 6 innings, José Fernández lived again. Just 7 years after a boating accident tragically ended his life, Fernández kept the St. Louis Cardinals lineup off balance, allowing just 1 hit into the 7th. Meanwhile, Mort Cooper was nearly as good, but faltered in the 5th. Miami Marlins hitters put up 4 straight hits and broke a scoreless tie to take a 2-0 lead. Finally, in the 7th, Rogers Hornsby led off with just the 2nd Cardinals base hit, and Mark McGwire followed with his 6th home run of the Tournament. All 6 of his Tournament hits have been homers. Miami had a chance to retake the lead in the 8th, with runners on the corners and 1 out, but Al Hrabosky came in and shut them down. After Lou Brock walked and stole 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the inning, Stan Musial hit a come-backer that A.J. Ramos couldn’t handle. That error opened the door to 3 Cardinal runs, 2 of them unearned. That was enough for Bruce Sutter, who picked up his 4th save with a perfect 9th, as the Cardinals won it 5-2 and knocked out the Marlins. That sends them to the Championship to face the Seattle Mariners. With both teams a perfect 5-0, it’ll essentially be a best of 3 series to decide the winner. Fernández still finished allowing just 4 hits and 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Cooper allowed 7 hits and 2 runs in 7 1/3. Hornsby and Joe Torre were both 2 for 3 and are hitting .471 in the Tournament.