Encore! Stage of World Series Game 7 to set the drama

St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese reacts after hitting a solo home run off a pitch by Texas Rangers' Mark Lowe in the 11th inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series, Oct. 27, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

ST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa A drain sat behind the podium, missing jersey and a blue towel wrapped around his neck, "When you dream," said the manager of the Cardinals' seventh game you dream about, all the heroics. "

After one of the best games in baseball history, a 9.10 on 11-inning victory over Texas in Game 6 in which the Cardinals twice in a strike of elimination, it was too early for La Russa to announce his Game 7 Starter. His choice was the possibility of sending ace Chris Carpenter to the mound on short rest Friday night or start and Edwin Jackson Kyle Lohse.

"This is a very important game and if they want, then no need to be here," Carpenter said.

Cards focus on two occasions, winning in 11 to force Game 7

Until his final attack in the ninth and tenth, the Cardinals won Game 6 on David Freese homer 11 Mark Lowe. Later, La Russa has not yet committed to a Game 7 starter.

"Only just started to think about tomorrow, but in reality it will be fun to think about it now, because there is a Game 7," he said. "You can only shoot Jake (Westbrook) back out there. Who knows?"

In Texas, Ron Washington made his decision a few days ago, announcing he would stay in the rotation and start Matt Harrison, Game 3 loser. Washington could have gone with the Game 4 winner Derek Holland or a break in the middle as CJ Wilson on short rest.

"Harrison has been a big part of this team throughout the year," said Washington. "I'm not changing the things I've been doing all year."

The absence of eight years of best baseball game is the longest since World Series began in 1903. The Cardinals hold the record for most Game 7s World Series, going 7-3.

When a seventh game was last played in 2002, John Lackey pitched five innings of one hit ball to lead the Anaheim Angels over San Francisco Giants 4-1, completing a comeback from a 3-2 disadvantage of the series. Girl Lackey Adams joined the Pittsburgh Pirates 1909 as holders only rookie to win a seventh game, and the Angels became the eighth team to win at home straight Game 7 since the victory of Pittsburgh, "We Are Family "Baltimore team in 1979.

In 2001, Randy Johnson came out of the bullpen the rest not day and the Diamondbacks rallied two runs in the ninth inning against Mariano Rivera, Yankees 3-2 beating of Luis Gonzalez's bat broke, unique.