Reds vs. Cardinals
The Cardinals' medical staff will be under as much pressure as the starters will. Former ace Chris Carpenter missed most of 2007 and 2008 after having Tommy John ligament transplant surgery on his right elbow. Defacto ace Adam Wainwright missed 11 weeks last season with a finger injury. The other three starters are Kyle Lohse, Todd Wellemeyer and Joel Pineiro.
The key could be Lohse, who didn't sign with St. Louis last year until late in Spring Training but won 15 games and reached 200 innings for the first time since 2003. The Cardinals rewarded him with a four-year, $41 million deal and hope 2008 was a break from the lackluster track record he established with the Twins and Reds in prior years. Advantage, Reds
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