League Championship Series
DET 2-2 BOS
LAD 2-3 STL
Division Series
TB 1-3 BOS
DET 3-2 OAK
PIT 2-3 STL
LAD 3-1 ATL
Wildcard Round
TB 1-0 CLE
CIN 0-1 PIT
| Team | Strength | WS | Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0.6228 | 81.92 | 42.57 |
| BOS | 0.6184 | 51.32 | 26.62 |
| DET | 0.6100 | 48.68 | 24.33 |
| LAD | 0.5499 | 18.08 | 6.48 |
There will be plenty of outrage in St. Louis sports media today, as Mike Matheny chose to put in two relievers who have struggled, presumably to eat up some innings, when the Cardinals were already losing by 2. The 2 solo home runs they gave up would prove to be the difference in the game when the 9th inning comeback fell 2 runs short. Much like Mattingly pulling Adrian Gonzalez for a pinch runner and thus losing him for 6 innings of the 13 inning Game 1, it's easy to look at the move in retrospect as a poor choice, with the benefit of the knowledge of the results. If the game was lost 6-2, however, it would have appeared to be a sly move to keep Trevor Rosenthal and Seth Maness fresh for Friday.
Detroit, meanwhile, scored more than any team has in any LCS game so far, with 7. Personally, I enjoy the edge-of-your-seat feeling of 1-0 games, but it's nice to mix in a strong offensive performance now and then.
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