<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: Ama-Cardinals athola indawo yawo kuma-playoffs ngokuwina isihloko se-NL Central division, futhi ayenerekhodi elihle kakhulu lokuwina nokulahlekelwa e-NL. AbakwaRed Sox bawina i-wild card ye-AL ukuze bathole eyabo. AbakwaCardinals bafinyelela kuma-World Series ngokunqoba i-Los Angeles Dodgers emdlalweni ongcono kunayo yonke emihlanu we-NL Division Series kanye neHouston Astros emdlalweni ongcono kunayo yonke eyisikhombisa  <response>: I-NL Championship Series. AbakwaRed Sox banqoba i-Anaheim Angels ku-AL Division Series. Ngemuva kokuhlulwa ngemidlalo emithathu yiNew York Yankees ku-AL Championship Series, iRed Sox yabuyela emuva ukuzowina uchungechunge, yathuthukela kwiWorld Series yabo yokuqala kusukela ngo-1989. AbakwaCardinals benza ukubonakala kwabo kokuqala eWorld Series kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ngenkathi iNew England Patriots iwina iSuper Bowl XXXVIII, ukunqoba kweWorld Series kwenza iBoston idolobha lokuqala ukuba neqembu leSuper Bowl neWorld Series Championship ngonyaka ofanayo 2004 kusukela ePittsburgh ngo-1979. I-Red Sox yaba yiqembu lesithathu elilandelanayo le-wild card ukunqoba i-World Series; i-Anaheim Angels yanqoba ngo-2002 kwathi iFlorida Marlins yanqoba ngo-2003. 