World Series Game 3

Lohse vs Harrison

• Lohse has been having a very tough postseason having a 7.45 ERA and the Cardinals are 0-2 when he starts....and with the offensive capabilities of the Rangers ballpark this could end up being a very high scoring game unlike the games have been in St. Louis, so this could spell trouble for Lohse and will probably lead to more work for the bullpen.  
• Harrison on the other hand has been a pretty good starter this postseason with the Rangers being 2-0 when he starts and him having a 4.22 ERA...he has only gone 5 innings in both of his starts though, and both were on the road.  
• So what does this mean for the game? Well the Cardinals seem to be hitting better than Texas right now, but I am going to assume that evens out as Texas plays in front of the home crowd.  I believe that Home Runs are going to be much more important in this series and Lohse has been showing signs of allowing quite a bit, while Harrison has been pretty good at keeping it in the ballpark...
• The main point from this game is that its not going to be a pitcher's duel like the first two....this game is going to involve the bullpen, where if the Cardinals bullpen begins to not be the unstoppable force that it has been could see troubles for us here in game 3...so hopefully Lohse can pitch better than he has been and put less stress on the bullpen.
• My prediction for the game is that there will be much more scoring and that Harrison is going to have a lot more trouble in this game than he has had so far this postseason.  I believe that the game is going to come down to the bullpen, but hopefully Harrison is not able to deal with the Cardinals lineup and the Cardinals are able to pull this one off.