Dodgers heavily backed at home vs. Cardinals
Saved by the safety net that is the wild-card round, the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals have little time to savor their good fortune.
The National League wild-card representatives meet in a winner-take-all game Wednesday at Los Angeles, with the 106-win Dodgers facing the Cardinals,who produced a franchise-best 17-game winning streak last month.
It is a pairing worthy of seven games, yet this is one night o