The Cardinals returned to the playoffs in 2011 by usurping the Wild Card spot on the final day from the Atlanta Braves after falling games behind on the 130th game. Thus they completed the largest comeback in history with 32 left to play. Due to their fixtures in different divisions, they played fewer head-to-head games, further lowering Cardinals' odds of catching the Braves. In the NLDS, the Cardinals defeated the Phillies. Game 5 featured a pitching duel between Carpenter and Phillies ace Roy Halladay that became the first NL playoff series to end in a 1-0 score and Carpenter's second complete game shutout clincher of the season. The Cardinals met the Texas Rangers in the World Series. Pujols tied a World Series record in Game 3 by smashing three home runs, joining only Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson. "Mr. Octo-bert" also tied World Series single-game records for hits, total bases, RBIs, and runs scored. Game 6 nearly saw the Rangers win the Series, but after twice being one strike away from elimination, St. Louis tied both times –– the first such occurrence in MLB history. First, David Freese delivered a triple that drove in two runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, and Berkman followed with a game-tying RBI single in the 10th. Leading off the 11th, Freese hit a walk-off home run to center field. The Cardinals defeated the Rangers in Game 7 to win the Series. Freese's performance garnered him the World Series MVP.