The best way to survive a best-of-seven series with such awful starting pitching is to face an opponent whose starters aren't any throwing any better.
NLCS pitching lines, ranked by IP.....
ST. LOUIS | G | ERA | IP | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | WHIP |
Garcia | 2 | 7.27 | 8.2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1.846 | Jackson | 2 | 8.53 | 6.1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1.895 |
Salas | 4 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.667 |
Lynn | 5 | 0.00 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.938 |
Carpenter | 1 | 5.40 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.800 |
Motte | 4 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
Rzepczynski | 5 | 1.93 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.429 |
Lohse | 1 | 6.23 | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.385 |
Dotel | 4 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.750 |
Boggs | 3 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.667 |
Rhodes | 2 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.500 |
McLellan | 1 | 27.00 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.000 |
TOTAL | 4.25 | 53.0 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 40 | 1.226 |
Anybody who predicted Lance Lynn would throw the fourth most innings of any St. Louis pitcher goes to the front of the class.
MILWAUKEE | G | ERA | IP | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | WHIP |
Greinke | 2 | 6.17 | 11.2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1.629 |
Wolf | 1 | 2.57 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1.000 |
Gallardo | 1 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.600 |
Marcum | 2 | 16.20 | 5.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2.400 |
Narveson | 4 | 10.80 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1.200 |
Saito | 3 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.500 |
Axford | 3 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.667 |
Estrada | 2 | 12.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.000 |
Hawkins | 3 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.333 |
Rodriguez | 3 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.333 |
Loe | 3 | 15.43 | 2.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.714 |
TOTAL | 6.58 | 52.0 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 19 | 43 | 1.654 |
Today, Doug Melvin is saying "Give me my Lawrie back, I want my Lawrie back...."
But really, this is what says it all:
RUNS | OUTS | |
STL starters | 19 | 73 |
STL bullpen | 7 | 86 |
MIL starters | 26 | 86 |
MIL bullpen | 17 | 70 |