ESPN continues MLB Encore Tuesdays, a series of classic game broadcasts, this week at 7 p.m. ET with Game 6 of the 2011 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium.
• What you need to know: The Rangers were one win away from the first World Series title in franchise history after taking Games 4 and 5 in Arlington. The Cardinals had made the postseason only after a late rush in September, winning 16 of their final 21 games to rally from an 8½-game deficit in the wild-card race to clinch a playoff berth on the final day of the regular season.