Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Ndị Cardinals nwetara ebe ha na-egwu egwu site na-emeri NL Central nkewa aha, na nwere kasị mma mmeri <unk> ida ndekọ na NL. Red Sox meriri wild card nke AL iji nweta nke ha. Ndị Cardinals ruru World Series site na imeri Los Angeles Dodgers na nke kacha mma n'ime ise NL Division Series na Houston Astros na nke kacha mma n'ime asaa NL Championship Series
Ọ dị mma. Red Sox meriri Anaheim Angels n'asọmpi nke ndị otu bọọlụ nke mba Amerịka. Mgbe ha meriri egwuregwu atọ na New York Yankees na AL Championship Series, Red Sox laghachiri iji merie usoro ahụ, na-aga n'ihu na World Series mbụ ha kemgbe. Ndị Cardinals pụtara na nke mbụ ha na World Series kemgbe ahụ. Site na ndị New England Patriots meriri Super Bowl XXXVIII, mmeri World Series mere Boston obodo mbụ nwere Super Bowl na World Series championship ìgwè n'otu afọ (2004) kemgbe Pittsburgh na 1979. Red Sox ghọrọ ndị otu egwuregwu nke atọ na-aga n'ihu iji merie World Series; ndị Anaheim Angels meriri na 2002 na Florida Marlins meriri na 2003.