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(Updates after 3rd inning)ST. LOUIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Play by play of Friday #8217;s seventh and deciding game in MajorLeague Baseball #8217;s World Series.Pre-game:The Major League Baseball season has come down to one last game: Game Seven of the WorldSeries, between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers at a packed Busch Stadium. This is what the rival managers said just before t football schedule he game.Tony La Russa (Cardinals): #8220;Whoever is not nervous should not participate because that meansyou don #8217;t care. Nervous is good. Here is the final piece, you participate in a Game Seven,that #8217;s as good as it gets. I plan to enjoy the hell out of it. #8221;Ron Washingon (Rangers): #8220;Well, if Tony is nervous, then how can Ron Washington not benervous? I wanted to make them football schedule (Rangers players) understand that the prize that we #8217;re trying toget is still in front of us, and this series started off seven games. Two teams, very equal areplaying, we #8217;ve got seven games, so we #8217;ll bounce back. #8221;- - -Starting Lineups:Texas: 1. Ian Kinsler(notes) (2B), 2. Elvis Andrus(notes) (SS), 3. Josh Hamilton(notes) (CF), 4. Michael Young(notes)(1B), 5. Adrian Beltre( football schedule notes) (3B), 6. Nelson Cruz(notes) (RF), 7. Mike Napoli(notes) (C), 8. David Murphy(notes) (LF), 9.Matt Harrison(notes) P.St. Louis: 1. Ryan Theriot(notes) (2B), 2. Allen Craig(notes) (LF), 3. Albert Pujols(notes) (1B), 4. LanceBerkman(notes) (RF), 5. David Freese(notes) (3B), 6. Yadier Molina(notes) (C), 7. Rafael Furcal(notes) (SS), 8. SkipSchumaker(notes) (CF), 9. Chris Carpenter (P)- - -1st in football schedule ning:Kinsler led off with single to left off Cardinals starter Carpenter but was picked offfirst. Andrus walked and scored on a double to right by Hamilton, who crossed home on Young #8217;sbloop double to right.Rangers starter Harrison retired Theriot and Craig before walking Pujols and Berkman. Freesedelivered them both with a double to left-center.Texas 2, St. Louis 2- - -2nd inning:Napoli led football schedule off with single and was forced at second on Murphy #8217;s ground out. A sacrifice buntby Harrison moved Murphy into scoring position but Andrus bounced back to the pitcher to endthe threat.Furcal led off with a single but was erased when Schumaker grounded into a double play.Carpenter struck out to end the inning.Texas 2, St. Louis 2- - -3rd inningCarpenter retired Hamilton and Young before hitti football schedule ng Beltre with a pitch on his left arm.Cruz flied out to left to end the inning.With one out, Craig belted an outside pitch over the right-center field fence for a 390-foothome run that put the Cardinals in front.St. Louis 3, Texas 2- - -(Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Julian Linden; To query or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com) Follow Yahoo! Sports' MLB coverag football schedule e on Twitter. Updated 15 minutes ago football schedule
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