After helping St. Louis stave off elimination in the National League Division Series, Michael Wacha pitched the Cardinals to a 2-0 advantage in the NLCS by silencing the Dodgers’ offense and outdueling arguably the game’s top pitcher. With Jon Jay’s sacrifice fly as his only support, Wacha delivered 6 2/3 scoreless innings to send the Cardinals to a 1-0 win in front of 46,872 at Busch Stadium.