SAN FRANCISCO — The comeback kids were beaten at their own game.
After a 13-month magic-carpet ride, which included an improbable playoff berth in 2011 and world championship, the Cardinals last night watched the Giants steal their script.
With their 9-0 victory in Game 7 of the NLCS, the Giants became the first team since the 1985 Royals to win six straight elimination games in the postseason.
"It stinks not getting to the World Series, but we're very proud of what we accomplished this year," Cardinals third baseman David Freese said.
Maybe nobody was stung more than Carlos Beltran, who is still searching for his first World Series appearance. Beltran's previous Game 7 losses in the NLCS came with the Astros in 2004 and Mets in 2006.
Getting Beltran to a World Series became a rallying cry of sorts for the Cardinals, who were in strong position to fulfill that goal after building a 3-1 series lead.
"There's a lot of players that don't make it to the World Series, so they shouldn't feel sorry about me," Beltran said. "I was trying to do the best I could to get there, and it didn't happen."
Beltran had no explanation for the fact the Cards scored only one run over the final three games.
"Somebody needed to lose and it was meant to be us," Beltran said.
Lance Berkman, who missed the playoffs with a knee injury — he was a key component of last year's world-championship team — made the rounds in the clubhouse after last night's defeat and told his teammates to keep their spirits high.
"I just told them they would be back," Berkman said. "I feel real good about the group of players the Cardinals organization has brought in."
First-year Cardinals manager Mike Matheny also wore a brave face.
"There's quite a bit to be excited about if you're a St. Louis Cardinals fan and I just want to make sure these guys don't forget how we got here and the character and the heart it took to get where we are right now.
"It wasn't how we scripted it to finish, but it was certainly a great run that these guys need to be very proud of."
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