National League
The St. Louis Cardinals have a strong starting staff going into the World Series, anchored by rookie phemon sensation, NLCS MVP Michael Wacha, but Red Boston Red Sox bullpen has managed to wear down batters with their bullpen and their 0.84 ERA, led by ALCS MVP Koji Uehara.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' offense has awaken and must find the spark that Yasiel Puig provided all year, especially with the St. Louis Cardinals sending their rookie phenom, Michael Wacha, to the mound in Friday night's Game 6 of the 2013 National League Championship Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, on the brink of elimination, will start Zack Greinke in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday afternoon, with Joe Kelly starting for St. Louis as they seek to make their second World Series appearance in three years.
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright Monday night as they look to jump ahead three games to none over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have struggled offensively in their first two games of the National League Championship Series.
Rookie St. Louis Cardinal Michael Wacha, who threw a no-hitter through 7 and 1/3 innings in his playoff debut in the National League Division Series, goes up against Cy Young candidate Clayton Kershaw, who has 1-0 with an ERA of 0.69 in two starts, in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series Saturday afternoon.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals kick off their National League Championship Series Friday night, with Los Angeles looking to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1988 and the Cardinals on a quest for their second title in three years.
The Pittseburgh Pirates will send 23-year-old rookie Gerrit Cole in a must-win elimination game and will face Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals in Wednesday's Game 5 of the National League Division Series.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will send 23-year-old rookie Gerrit Cole in a must-win elimination game and will face Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals in Wednesday's Game 5 of the National League Division Series.
Yasiel Puig's double in the eighth inning sparks Dodger's offense in their 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves, L.A. advancing to the National League Championship Series.
Both the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are sending a pair of rookies, South Korean Hyun-Jin Ryu and Colombian Julio Teheran, as both team trying to a game lead with the National League Division Series tied 1-1.
The St, Louis Cardinals travel to Pittsburgh's raucous crowd to face Francisco Liriano and the Pirates in Game 3 of their National League Division Series.
The Atlanta Braves will start Mike Minor at pitcher, looking not to go down 0-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers after Thursday night's loss. The Dodgers send Zack Greinke - who is sporting a 1.58 ERA in 12 starts since late July.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who won 42 of 50 games of their last games, send Cy Young candidate Clayton Kershaw to the mound in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, against Kris Medlen of Atlanta, who went 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA against the Dodgers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, still riding the momentum from their raucous home crowd in the 6-2 National League Wild Card game victory over the Cincinnati Reds, head to St. Louis for the start of their National League Division Series against the Cardinals, who ended the season with three games ahead of Pittsburgh for the National League Central title and the best record in the National League
The Washington Nationals loss to the Florida Marlins, in Game 1 of their double-header, clinched a playoff berth for the St. Louis Cardinals - guaranteeing themselves at least a wild-card - and the National League East division title for the Atlanta Braves. The Nationals kept pace winning Game 2, five games behind the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.
