Biggest Matchups In Game 7 Of NLCS

SAN FRANCISCO (Bleacher Report) -- Whether it's in a game or in a series, no lead is safe in the MLB playoffs.

It's a lesson that's been taught to us by America's pastime over and over again, yet we become giddy like preteens on Christmas morning when a comeback is mounted, especially when it's in a playoff series.

Hello, Game 7...again.

In a rematch of Game 3 of the NLCS—a game that the Cardinals took by a score of 3-1—Kyle Lohse will oppose the Giants' Matt Cain for the right to continue playing baseball in 2012.

CLICK HERE to take a look at five key matchups that could ultimately determine which team moves on to face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.

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