Thursday, October 3, 2013

Gameday. NLDS Game 1. Pirates at Cardinals

Busch Stadium
Series Tied 0-0
First Pitch: 5:07 EST
TV: TBS    Radio: 93.7 The Fan

The Pirates come into this game smoking hot having won their last 4 games and 6 of the last 7.  The Cardinals, who won the NL Central Division with a record of 97-65 and 3 games ahead of the Pirates, have won their last 6 games heading into the Postseason.  The Pirates defeated the Reds on Tuesday 6-2 in order to advance from the Wild Card round into the NLDS.  This series is a best of 5 for those of you who may not completely understand baseball playoffs.

Probable Pitchers:



AJ Burnett : 10-11 3.30 ERA








Adam Wainwright : 19-9 2.94 ERA









Projected Lineups -



Starling Marte LF
Neil Walker 2B
Andrew McCutchen CF
Justin Morneau 1B
Marlon Byrd RF
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Russell Martin C
Clint Barmes SS
AJ Burnett P








Matt Carpenter 2B
Jon Jay CF
Carlos Beltran RF
Matt Holliday LF
Matt Adams 1B
Yadier Molina C
David Freese 3B
Pete Kozma SS
Adam Wainwright P






(Pirates lineup based on Wild Card game lineup. Cardinals lineup based on my prediction)

Notes:

The Pirates went 10-9 this season vs the Cardinals, but only won 3 games in St. Louis. 
The Cardinals didn't win a series in Pittsburgh, including losing 4 of 5 games at the end of July.
Andrew McCutchen is a career .429 hitter against Wainwright.  Clint Barmes, Russell Martin, Jose Tabata, Neil Walker, and Garrett Jones all also have good numbers against Wainwright.
David Freese, Matt Adams, and Yadier Molina all have really bad numbers against AJ Burnett.

Two videos to get you fired up for this game.


Do It.

Lets Go Bucs

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