October 15, 2012

Playoff Prospectus

NLCS Game Two Preview: Cardinals at Giants

by Daniel Rathman

Six-to-nothing leads have had a way of evaporating this postseason, but the Cardinals—despite a four-run Giants rally in the bottom of the fourth inning—held on to win Game One, 6-4. Will San Francisco fall behind, 2-0, for the second consecutive series, or will the Giants square things up before heading to St. Louis? To answer those questions, here are the PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for Game Two:

Cardinals (Chris Carpenter) vs. Giants (Ryan Vogelsong) – 8:00 p.m. ET

PECOTA Odds of Winning: Cardinals 50.7 percent, Giants 49.3 percent

Projected Starting Lineups:

Cardinals vs. Vogelsong (R)

Giants vs. Carpenter (R)

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