National League Championship Series
Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox have highly-touted and patient offenses that will look to wear out pitchers in the 2013 World Series when it begins Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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.
