Ultimately I think the Red Sox won because they saw more pitches from the Cardinals starters than the Cardinals saw from them. Post-season ball, especially late in October in northern cities often boils down to pitching. The one problem with the way the Cards are built is they take a very aggressive approach at the plate. This worked well for them all season, although you have to question whether that same tactic can be sustained. They have good hitters, but when it comes down to the crunch, good pitching can silence these bats. Boston's starters were pitching into the eighth inning most of the time and then turning it over to Uehara. St. Louis's starters, on the other hand, were up to 100 pitches by the sixth inning.
There is a lesson here for the Cubs.
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