Not much to talk about here. The Cardinals carried two serious vulnerabilities into the tournament, and both got exposed in short order against playoff-caliber competition. As I noted in the series preview, the St. Louis lineup—even with midseason reinforcements Matt Holliday and Mark DeRosa—was routinely held to three runs or fewer over the last 40-plus games of the schedule. Sure enough, the Cards scored three or fewer in every game of the NLDS. And Ryan Franklin’s ominous spate of September blown saves continued into October. More on that in a moment.
The Hardball Times
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