Yet following the Rangers’ 2-1 win in Game 2 on Thursday night to even the Fall Classic at a game apiece, there have been a total of eight runs scored so far. Texas scored more than that in one inning of its clinching ALCS win over Detroit! Texas scored 6.5 runs per game in the ALCS while St. Louis scored 7.2 runs per game in the NLCS.

The World Series shifts to Arlington on Saturday night for Game 3, where much warmer weather and a big-time hitter’s park should help heat up the bats. The Rangers are -200 favorites on Bodog’s MLB baseball odds.

Texas would seem to have a big advantage in this one because of St. Louis starting pitcher Kyle Lohse. He is 0-2 in this postseason with a 7.45 ERA. In fact, in eight career postseason appearances dating to 2002, Lohse is 0-4 with a 5.09 ERA. He has the second-most career regular-season starts (298) of any active pitcher without a playoff victory.

The Rangers counter with lefty Matt Harrison. He is 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA in two playoff starts and one relief appearance, and opponents are hitting .225 off him. He has walked six and struck out 12 in 10 2/3 innings.

In a weird coincidence, both Lohse and Harrison had nearly identical numbers in the regular season: Both had 14 wins and a 3.39 ERA, but Harrison had nine losses compared to Lohse’s eight. Lohse was 8-3 with a 3.13 ERA on the road during the season while Harrison was 8-5 with a 3.80 ERA at home.

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