The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox meet for Game 2 of the 2013 World Series. The Red Sox have the 1-0 lead and they want more before heading to St. Louis for three games at Busch Stadium. Follow the score of Game 2, which is perfect for those who cannot watch or listen to the game.
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The Red Sox are trying to go for the kill. They might not win the series in Game 2, but they can head to St. Louis with a comfortable 2-0 lead. After the Detroit Tigers' starting pitchers did a great job silencing the Red Sox's bats, the Cardinals immediately ran into trouble, falling into an 0-3 hole after the first inning. Pete Kozma assisted with an error and Mike Napoli provided the thunder, slashing a bases-clearing double into the left-center gap. The ball was hit sharply and it rolled to the wall, giving enough time for even David Ortiz to score from first base. Ortiz rumbled to home, awkwardly sliding and scoring the third run of the game.
With only seven strikeouts in the game, the Red Sox were able to put the ball in play, which led to errors and runs. The Cardinals had committed three errors in the entire NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but it only took them seven innings to match that total in Game 1 of the World Series. In fact, the Cardinals only committed five total errors leading up to the World Series. They will need to be perfect behind Michael Wacha on Thursday if they want to give themselves a chance.
Wacha is able to get his own outs. He has 22 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched this postseason. That's a K/9 Ratio of 9.4, which is terrific. The 22-year-old has pitched like a veteran in his first season in the big leagues and playoff appearance. Adam Wainwright did not have anything great to provide, but Wacha cannot be anything short of great in Game 2, unless the Cardinals pop off with a lot of runs. They are averaging four runs in games Wacha has pitched in the playoffs. However, in the first two games, the Cardinals could only muster three total runs. They smacked the Dodgers around for nine in Game 6 of the NLCS.
The Red Sox have been patient against aces, beating the Detroit Tigers in three games started by Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander.
