GDT: 2019 NLCS: (3) St. Louis Cardinals vs (WC1) Washington Nationals - WSH wins 4-0

[John Price]

Lucky to get out of it, finish the job

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Could have been much worse. Wainwright decision is looming large now.

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

This series feels all but over.

 

[John Price]

This series feels all but over.

It ain't. 2 more games. Anything can change.

Hopefully Strasburg and Corbin pitch lights out. What's going on right now is just amazing in terms of how they've reached another level in the playoffs

 

[John Price]

This is also the first 2-0 series lead in Nationals history.

 

[BMOK33]

Nationals probably are best served losing one or two. We saw what happened to the 06 tigers 07 Rockies and 15 Mets when they sat around a week and the other series went 7

 

[Drake1588]

This is really heady stuff. What a performance from the starters in these two games, and Strasburg has been their best pitcher this year.

 

[John Price]

Nationals probably are best served losing one or two. We saw what happened to the 06 tigers 07 Rockies and 15 Mets when they sat around a week and the other series went 7

Red Sox IIRC swept the Astros and had rest too. It didn't stop them.

But you do have a point. I was a little scared of that until I remembered that from last year.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

It ain't. 2 more games. Anything can change.

Hopefully Strasburg and Corbin pitch lights out. What's going on right now is just amazing in terms of how they've reached another level in the playoffs

The Nats are just a better team than the Cards. Better record. Better run differential. Better lineup. Slightly better starting pitching. I don't see STL winning 4 of 5.

Red Sox IIRC swept the Astros and had rest too. It didn't stop them.

BOS-HOU was a 5 game series, so 1 less day of rest.

 

[zombie kopitar]

The Nats are just a better team than the Cards. Better record. Better run differential. Better lineup. Slightly better starting pitching. I don't see STL winning 4 of 5.

Slightly?? Their 3rd pitcher is better than the Cards ace

Cards have had the most volatile offense all year, when they get hot forget it, game over...which is what happened of late. Then they get ice cold and can't buy a run. Annoying AF all season if you play DFS

 

[darko]

Sadly I think Cards are done.

 

[BLONG7]

Amazing stat........

The Nats starting pitching has been nothing short of amazing. Can Stras match Sanchez and MAx?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Sadly I think Cards are done.

Nothing sad about it

 

[John Price]

Amazing stat........

The Nats starting pitching has been nothing short of amazing. Can Stras match Sanchez and MAx?

The cardinals are starting to blame the baseballs and saying they have different baseballs than the Nats

 

[BLONG7]

The cardinals are starting to blame the baseballs and saying they have different baseballs than the Nats

That's pretty strange....grasping for sure.

 

[John Price]

That's pretty strange....grasping for sure.

Cards' front office says playoff baseballs have lost juice

Apologies for misconstruing the argument but it's still there, the baseballs being different than regular season baseballs. Even though the Nats are hitting the same ones.

 

[BLONG7]

Cards' front office says playoff baseballs have lost juice

Apologies for misconstruing the argument but it's still there, the baseballs being different than regular season baseballs. Even though the Nats are hitting the same ones.

Good pitching always seems to shut down good hitting........

Not to mention both teams are using the same balls, yet only one seems to be complaining right now.

 

[BMOK33]

Sadly I think Cards are done.

Flaherty pretty much has to pitch the game of his life tonight. It feels as if the Nats have always been a better road playoff team the last 3 years with this group so I wouldn’t be completely surprised if they lost 2 of 3 at home. I still don’t see the Cards winning the series though

 

[bluesfan94]

Good pitching always seems to shut down good hitting........

Not to mention both teams are using the same balls, yet only one seems to be complaining right now.

I don't think the Cardinals are complaining about the balls? Saying that they're traveling different isn't a complaint, and the Cardinals are hardly the only ones mentioning it.

 

[bluesfan94]

Flaherty pretty much has to pitch the game of his life tonight. It feels as if the Nats have always been a better road playoff team the last 3 years with this group so I wouldn’t be completely surprised if they lost 2 of 3 at home. I still don’t see the Cards winning the series though

I mean, not really? He just has to pitch similarly to how he's pitched the last few months. This will be decided by the offense.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Way too easy for SS in the 1st.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Can someone go check SunTrust Park? I think the Cardinals left their offense there.

 

[BMOK33]

Way too easy for SS in the 1st.

That strike zone was just dumb. I think Strasburg got 4 called strikes that were balls. The first two pitches of the game and 2 to Goldschmidt