The Tribune

World Series 2013 Live Stream MLB Baseball watch Boston Red Sox vs St Louis Cardinals Online free Michael Wacha and John Lackey have taken much different paths to the Fenway Park mound for Thursday night's Game 2 of the World Series, but the magnitude of the moment isn't lost on either of them. Wacha, the 22-year-old St. Louis Cardinals' rookie, may not be in this position had it not been for beloved superstar Albert Pujols bolting for the Los Angeles Angels following the team's championship in 2011. The Cardinals, who used their compensation draft pick to select Wacha, couldn't be more impressed with how he's handled the postseason pressure -- and the fanfare that's come along with his success. Lackey, who has never faced St. Louis, will be taking the mound in the World Series for the first time since earning a 4-1 victory in Game 7 against San Francisco as a rookie in 2002 while pitching for the Angels. He's 3-1 with a 2.56 ERA in his last five postseason outings. Lackey will look to help the Red Sox win their 10th straight World Series contest after they earned an 8-1 victory in Game 1 on Wednesday. Their streak began when they swept the Cardinals in the 2004 Fall Classic. Things went from bad to worse early for the Cardinals, who got their only run on a Matt Holliday homer in the ninth. Pete Kozma committed the first of his two errors by dropping an easily catchable ball while trying to complete a force play at second base in the first inning that opened the door for Napoli's hit.