(SportsNetwork.com) - If the St. Louis Cardinals are going to advance to their second World Series in three seasons they are going to have to earn it. Tonight, the Cardinals will try to finish off the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium. That may be easier said than done, though, as the Cardinals will be going up against perhaps the best pitcher in baseball in left-hander Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw is likely headed toward another NL Cy Young Award after a remarkable regular season that saw him go 16-9 and lead the major leagues with a minuscule 1.83 ERA and an NL-best 232 strikeouts. The Cardinals, though, have given him fits, as he lost twice to them in the regular season and, despite a terrific effort, was defeated by them on Saturday in Game 2 of this series. Kershaw gave up an unearned run and two hits over six innings of that one to fall to 1-1 with a 0.47 ERA in three starts this postseason. "All we have to do is score for him," said Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. St. Louis, meanwhile, will be trying to secure an amazing 19th NL pennant behind rookie Michael Wacha, who has been spectacular this postseason, winning both of his starts, while pitching to a 0.64 ERA. Wacha was able to outduel Kershaw in Game 2 by scattering five hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Counting his last start of the regular season, when he came within an out of a no-hitter, he is 3-0 with an 0.42 ERA. "I just expect Michael to go out and do what hes done, just like the rest of our guys," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "Stick with what youve done all along the way, and dont ignore and dont deny the excitement." Los Angeles staved off elimination on Wednesday, as Gonzalez hit two of the Dodgers four home runs in a 6-4 win at Dodger Stadium. Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis also delivered solo blasts for the NL West champs, who hadnt homered at all in dropping three of the first four matchups to St. Louis. "I think if you look at it now, weve kind of become Americas team because everyone wants to see a seventh game," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "Probably even fans in St. Louis want to see a seventh game, so I figure that everyones for us to win on Friday night." Zack Greinke (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded no-out jam in the first, then limited the Cardinals to two runs on six hits over seven innings. He also helped his cause with an RBI single. "When Zack got out of that inning with no runs, it was just a huge momentum swing in the game," Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis said. "Sometimes a game is won or lost in that first inning. I think that first inning had a huge impact on todays game." Matt Holliday went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Matt Adams and Matt Carpenter each collected two hits in the loss for the Cardinals, who, of course, have lost an NLCS both times they have held a 3-1 lead, including last year to the San Francisco Giants. Unlike last year though, the Cards will play the final two games in St. Louis, where they are 25-6 since Aug. 11. "Were not going to San Francisco, were going home, so I think thats a big plus," Cards third baseman David Freese said. If necessary, Game 7 will be played on Saturday at Busch Stadium. Fake Hockey Jerseys . Today, their baseball playing sons were reportedly traded for each other. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs dealt minor league outfield Trevor Gretzky to the Angels for catcher Matt Scioscia. Fake Jerseys For Sale . 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The former Manchester United captain arrived at the Mestalla in December excited by his first role in management. But, after less than four months in charge, he has been dismissed with the club just six points above the relegation zone in La Liga and out of all cup competitions.Here, we take a look at five things which cost Neville his job... Poor league form Valencia won just three of their 16 league games under Neville When Gary Neville took over, Valencia were ninth after a poor start to the campaign under Nuno Espirito Santo. The Portuguese manager had led the club to a fourth-placed finish in 2014/15 but Valencia were five points off the Champions League qualifying spots when he handed in his resignation.Unfortunately for Neville he was unable to close the gap on the top four and instead saw Valencia slide down La Liga, following a poor start to his tenure. Valencia under Neville - La Liga Played: 16Won: 3Drew: 5Lost: 8 Valencia went nine league games without a win at the start of Nevilles reign, with four of their five draws in that streak coming thanks to late equalisers.It wasnt until mid-February that Neville broke his duck in Spains top flight, with a 2-1 comeback win at home to Espanyol. The victory sparked a run of two wins in the next three league games, but three straight defeats since then has resulted in Valencia slipping to 14th place, six points above the drop zone.The fear that has not disappeared in the last month is that a series of bad results could put them in a relegation battle, Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague said. That is something nobody wanted.Copa del Rey thrashing by Barca Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez put Valencia to the sword in the Copa del Rey Neville picked up his first win as a manager with a 2-0 Copa del Rey victory over lower league Barakaldo at the Mestalla on December 16. The victory moved Valencia into the last 16 of Spains cup competition, and they followed it up with an impressive 7-0 aggregate victory over Granada.Las Palmas were the next to be dispatched, with a 1-0 second-leg win away from home proving decisive. Into the semi-finals, Neville appeared to have a genuine chance of picking up a piece of silverware in his first season as a manager. Writing on the wall for Nev Gary Neville was aware his time as Valencia manager was nearing an end, says Guillem Balague However, rather than Celta Vigo or Sevilla, Valencia were drawn against Barcelona and felt the full force of Luis Enriques side at the Nou Camp on February 3. Luis Suarez struck four times and Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick in a 7-0 win which effectively ended the tie.A spirited 1-1 draw in the second leg earned Neville and Valencia some pride, but their cup dream was over.Europa League blow Valencia lost to Athletic Bilbao in heavy rain in the Europa League Nevilles first game in charge of Valencia was a Champions League group stage tie at home to Lyon. Defeat ended the clubs hopes of making it into the knockout phase - although results elsewhere sealed their fate anyway - but Valencia would at least get a shot at the Europa League.The competition would provide Neville with one of the highlights of his time at Valencia - a 6-0 drubbing of Austrian outtfit Rapid Vienna on his 41st birthday.dddddddddddd Valencia followed up the huge record-equalling first-leg win with a 4-0 victory at home to set up a last-16 tie with fellow Spanish side Athletic Bilbao. Valencia thrashed Rapid Vienna in the Europa League However, following a first-leg 1-0 defeat on a near-waterlogged Bilbao pitch, Valencia were unable to turn the tie around - a 2-1 win at home sent them out on away goals. Neville was sent off for protesting about an alleged handball in the build up to Aritz Adurizs decisive strike but after the game said it was the best performance of his reign so far.On the back of their Copa del Rey exit and with their league form leaving them in 12th, Valencias Europa League defeat left supporters with little to look forward to - and it was only mid-March.Missed chances Valencia forward Alvaro Negredo missed a host of chances against Sporting Gijon Valencia struggled for results under Neville and struggled to score goals. In 16 La Liga matches they managed just 15 - the same number they conceded.Februarys defeat to Sporting Gijon seemed to sum up their problems. Despite having 16 shots to Sportings seven and being presented with a number of clear chances, Valencia failed to find the net and instead lost 1-0 to a second-half penalty - their first defeat at home in the league for 14 months.I can sleep at night knowing there has been improvements structurally in the team, but we should have won that game four or five-nil in my opinion, Neville told the press after the game.Its obviously the most disappointing result of the season here but it doesnt tell the story of the game, which was the best performance of the season. Its a game we shouldnt lose, you all know that.It wasnt the only game in which Neville felt his team took less than they deserved - but, despite big wins over Rapid Vienna in the Europa League and Granada in the cup, all too rarely were Valencia able to make any dominance count.Lost support of the fans Valencia supporters called for Neville to be sacked during his final game in charge A culmination of poor results across all three competitions left the Valencia fans calling for Neville to be sacked after the 2-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo before the international break.With local media critical of his work and even his mid-game substitutions booed, Neville was up against it. Gary Neville admitted himself that he had no more friends in Valencia, Balague told Sky Sports News HQ. He was quite clear that the media had decided he was not good enough for Valencia and the fans had decided that he had to go.The pressure on [owner] Peter Lim was massive, lets not forget Valencia are one of the top 10 clubs in the world. Perhaps the fans expected too much from Valencia this season - many expected them to challenge for La Liga. Neville booed after defeat Valencia fans called for Gary Neville to be sacked after defeat to Celta Vigo Peter Lim is miles away but he has a chairman who listens to the Valencia fans, stays most of the time in the city and has, for a while, noticed that things were not working.When he was appointed as Valencia boss, Neville said: I know the Valencia fans are demanding, and they should be, they are a fantastic football club. Its up to us to meet their demands. Failure to meet those high expectations led to his exit. Also See: Valencia sack Neville Timing of Nev sacking strange ' ' ' 2015 NHL Draft to Tampa in return. ' ' '