St. Louis at Boston

These teams met back in 2004 as the most lopsided World Series in history, as Boston swept the Cardinals in four games, and had a lead at the end of every single inning. Manager Mike Matheny of St. Louis was a catcher on the '04 team, and you can be sure that he has his players well aware of what happened then, and has them primed on his behalf for redemption. Adam Wainwright is certainly a Cy Young Award candidate in the NL with 19 regular season wins. His success has continued to dominate in the postseason with a 1.57 ERA, having worked 23 innings, striking out 20, and walking just one. The Cardinals have excelled in anticipated low-scoring games, at 17-5 in their last 22 to a total of 7 to 8.5, and are also 13-4 in their last 17 vs. a winning team. St. Louis takes game one.