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Cardinals a win away from World Series
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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha celebrates after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Uribe with bases loaded to end the sixth inning of Game 2 of the National League baseball championship series Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) - photo by Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — For four straight starts, Michael Wacha has been all but untouchable and appeared totally oblivious to the stakes. The St. Louis Cardinals need one more just like that from the pressure-proof rookie to get to the World Series for the second time in three years. Wacha outpitched NL Cy Young front-runner Clayton Kershaw in Game 2 and the Cardinals won 1-0 on an unearned run to take a 2-0 series lead.