St. Louis, MO (My Sportsbook) - Vicente Padilla's first playoff start was one to remember, as the right-hander gave the Dodgers seven shutout innings, and Los Angeles advanced to the National League Championship Series for the second straight year with a 5-1 victory over St. Louis at Busch Stadium. Padilla (1-0), picked up off waivers from Texas earlier in the season, allowed four hits and a walk while fanning four for the Dodgers, who swept the best-of- five series, 3-0, and have now won six straight Division Series games. Los Angeles will start the NLCS at home on Thursday against either defending World Series champion Philadelphia, which ousted the Dodgers in five games in last year's NLCS, or the Rockies, whom LA beat 14 times this season in 18 games. Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer and added a triple for the Dodgers, while Manny Ramirez had three hits and a pair of runs driven in. All five runs LA scored in the game came with two outs. Albert Pujols had two hits in the game and finished 3-for-10 in the series with no extra- base hits and one run driven in, as the NL Central champion Cardinals lost only their second LDS series in eight attempts. Matt Holliday, who made a crucial error in Game 2 that helped the Dodgers win, was given a standing ovation in the first inning by the home fans but went 0-for-4 in the contest. Joel Pineiro (0-1) didn't fare as well as his counterpart in his first postseason start, allowing four runs on seven hits in just four innings. The Cardinals finished their 2009 campaign with 11 losses in 13 games, dating back to the regular season.

Philadelphia at Colorado, postponed

Denver, CO (My Sportsbook) - Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies was postponed because of inclement weather in Denver. Temperatures for the game, which was scheduled to start at 7:37 p.m. (mt), were expected to be around 30 degrees with a possibility of snow. Game 3 is now scheduled to be played Sunday night at 8:07 p.m. (mt) and Game 4 has been moved to Monday. A time for Game 4 will be announced before Game 3. The best-of-five series is even at one game apiece after the teams split a pair of games in Philadelphia. Game 5, if necessary, would still be played Tuesday in Philadelphia. The Phillies will start J.A. Happ instead of Pedro Martinez for the rescheduled Game 3. Martinez was initially given the nod for Game 3 on Saturday, as Happ had pitched in relief during Game 2. Jason Hammel will get the start for Colorado Sunday.