If you are true baseball fans then you know that it takes 4 wins to earn the title of the World Series Champs. The Texas Rangers forgot about game 3 tough loss and we looking for someone to lead the way to tie the series. The answer was pitch Derek Holland. In a title matchup that's getting more interesting with every game, Holland put the emphasis back on pitching. Given a pep talk by Washington minutes before the game, Holland threw two-hit ball for 8 1-3 innings to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Sunday night and even things at 2-all. Holland struck out seven, walked two and never was in trouble against a team that erupted for 16 runs the previous night. He came within two outs of pitching the first complete-game shutout in the World Series since Josh Beckett 's gem for Florida to clinch the 2003 title at Yankee Stadium. "I was very focused. I knew this was a big game for us," said Holland, who was 16-5 with 3.95 ERA and four shutouts in the regular season. "I had to step up and make sure I was prepared." Hobbled Josh Hamilton put Texas ahead with an RBI double in the first inning. Then Mike Napoli broke it open with a three-run homer in the sixth that set off a hearty high-five in the front row between team president Nolan Ryan and former President George W. Bush. And just like that, for the first time since 2003, the World Series stood at two games apiece. Now the whole season is down to a best of three, with the outcome to be decided back at Busch Stadium. Game 5 is Monday night at Rangers Ballpark. It's a rematch of the opener, when Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter topped C.J. Wilson. A day after Pujols produced arguably the greatest hitting show in postseason history, tying Series records with three home runs, six RBIs and five hits during the Cardinals' romp, Holland emerged as the unlikely star. Holland got a big cheer when he took the mound in the ninth and was still throwing 96 mph. After he walked Rafael Furcal with one out, Washington strolled to the mound. "I was begging to stay out there," Holland said. "I said, 'I'll give it everything I've got. I can get the double play.' "When I came off the field my arm hair was sticking up - not like I have much." Holland tipped his cap and waved to the fans as he walked off. His outing was the longest scoreless appearance by an AL starter in the Series since Andy Pettitte also went 8 1-3 at Atlanta in 1996. Feliz took over and closed. He walked Allen Craig , then retired Pujols on a fly ball and struck out Matt Holliday to end it. Pujols finished 0 for 4 and hit the ball out of the infield only once. "I wanted him to see my 'A' game," Holland said.

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