LineCatchers - Cardinals +103
These teams have traded 5-4 walk-off victories over the last two games and that leaves St. Louis in a Must-Win situation in game 4 as the Giants moved ahead 2-1 on Tuesday when a throwing error by St. Louis reliever Randy Choate after fielding a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run.
Shelby Miller gets the nod for the Cardinals tonight as he makes his second career postseason start. Miller ended the season in fine form when he altered his pitching dynamics by throwing mainly a fastball and curveball. The righty went 2-0 with a 1.48 ERA and 0.86 WHIP in 5 starts in the month of September. He held opponents to a stingy .189 BA in those 5 outings. Miller is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA in two career starts against San Francisco but didn’t face the Giants this season.
Ryan Vogelsong will toe the rubber for the Giants and he has had success in the postseason, the Giants righty is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in five postseason starts. On the contrary to Miller, Vogelsong had his worst month in September, going 0-4 with a lofty 5.53 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. Its also worth noting that lefty’s hit .287 off Vogelsong throughout the 2014 campaign. Vogelsong is 2-6 with a 6.17 ERA in 19 career appearances (nine starts) against the Cardinals and went 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in two 2014 outings against St. Louis.
These teams have traded 5-4 walk-off victories over the last two games and that leaves St. Louis in a Must-Win situation in game 4 as the Giants moved ahead 2-1 on Tuesday when a throwing error by St. Louis reliever Randy Choate after fielding a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run.
Shelby Miller gets the nod for the Cardinals tonight as he makes his second career postseason start. Miller ended the season in fine form when he altered his pitching dynamics by throwing mainly a fastball and curveball. The righty went 2-0 with a 1.48 ERA and 0.86 WHIP in 5 starts in the month of September. He held opponents to a stingy .189 BA in those 5 outings. Miller is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA in two career starts against San Francisco but didn’t face the Giants this season.
Ryan Vogelsong will toe the rubber for the Giants and he has had success in the postseason, the Giants righty is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in five postseason starts. On the contrary to Miller, Vogelsong had his worst month in September, going 0-4 with a lofty 5.53 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. Its also worth noting that lefty’s hit .287 off Vogelsong throughout the 2014 campaign. Vogelsong is 2-6 with a 6.17 ERA in 19 career appearances (nine starts) against the Cardinals and went 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in two 2014 outings against St. Louis.
