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The headline to this article may seem pretty obvious. Yes, if the Cardinals and/or Red Sox are able to win their game 3 matchups they will have a shot at advancing to their respective LCS’. Note that I didn’t include Twins in that headline, and if the Tigers were losing to the Yankees 2-0 I wouldn’t have included them in this article either.

Anyway, the point I’m trying to make here is that if the Cardinals and Red Sox can win their game 3 matchups, they have a better than average chance at staging a comeback; “Better than average” just seemed to long a phrase to put in a headline.

The reason for this assertion is that while both teams’ offenses have struggled, their top-two arms have been and are fantastic, and that is an incredible resource to have. Even though the No. 1 starter would be going on short rest, any team that gets to start Chris Carpenter or Jon Lester is at a distinct advantage. And once the series is evened-up, anything can happen. And anything can especially happen when Adam Wainwright or Josh Beckett is on the hill.