The 2014 MLB playoffs are on ESPN radio live and the NLCS is back with the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals and the matchup will be from AT&T Park and will be streaming online from ESPNRadio.com as SF leads the series and they have the chance to take a commanding lead if they can win against the Cards on Wednesday.
The Giants won on a walk off error in the game to go up 2-1 and now they have the advantage heading into the fourth game. The Cardinals will not give up yet with just a one game deficit and the Giants know they can't take the Cards lightly at all, as San Fran came back from 3-1 down a couple years ago. The Giants and the Cardinals have been the NL reps for the World Series over the past five years and now one of those teams will matchup against some new blood in the AL with the Royals, or the Orioles, but come on, they are done. The Cardinals come in looking to erase the memories from yesterday and they have to bounce back or they will be down 3-1 in the series.
The Orioles and Royals series is basically done and if this one goes long, whatever team comes out of it may have their pitching rotation a complete mess. Sergio Romo got the win in Game 3 after previously blowing a game earlier in the playoffs and after the Giants led off the game with a four spot in the bottom of the first, they did not get another run until the end. The Cardinals battled back through the game and things turned once Randy Choate got on the mound, allowing base runners and then throwing away the ball for the final run.
The Cardinals pitching was stacked this season and now they will rely on Miller and Adam Wainwright coming up and they need those two to pitch well. The Giants have Madison Bumgarner in their back pocket and Vogelsong has been one of the best pitchers in baseball during the playoffs and he will be another one that is tough to take down.
The Giants and Cardinals are going to be playing the Royals and while Kansas City has been great, they have zero World Series experience. The Giants and Cardinals on the other hand have been there alternately in each of the past five seasons and the Giants have won two championships in that time. The Royals are great, but they have no idea what pressure is like in the World Series.
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