Jeffrey Thompson

Essays: Last at Bat

Fans, including Kyle Sanders, 18, of Millstadt, Ill., center, react after David Eckstein belts a ninth-inning grand slam over the fence at Busch Stadium to give the Cardinals the win over Atlanta.

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