La Russa, like many, tends to look at starting pitching first when assessing his ballclub or another. In that area, no team in the National League is stronger than St. Louis, and the advantage becomes even more pronounced in a short series. The Cardinals rank second in the NL in starters’ ERA, and that likely does the team a disservice, since it did without Chris Carpenter for a stretch early in the year and without Kyle Lohse for two stints.

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