In an elimination game that matched Roy Halladay against Chris Carpenter, it was Halladay who made the one mistake, and so it's the Cardinals who are advancing to the NLCS.

Roy Halladay is as invincible as a pitcher can get. But that still leaves some wiggle room for the Cardinals to shock the world.

Jackson allowed two runs in six innings, Freese drove in four runs with a double and a homer, and this series will pick up with a decisive Game 5 in Philadelphia on Friday.