Cardinals @ Cubs: Wacha vs. Arrieta (Game 166; NLDS Game 3)
The Cubs have the Cards right where they want them.
STL: RHP Michael Wacha
CHC: RHP Jake Arrieta
First pitch: 5:07pmCT
Arrieta continues his astounding year in the postseason, going 9 scoreless and striking out 11 in the Wild Card game in Pittsburgh. Against the Cardinals this year, he’s 1-0 with a 2.42 in 4 starts. They are hitting .229 against him. Overall, St. Louis is 28-151 (.250): Heyward is 6-18, Holliday is 1-15, and his old buddy Carpenter is 0-16.
Wacha last pitched on September 30, and he finished the month 2-3 with a 7.88, including two losses to the Cubs. In his 4 starts against the Cubs this year, he’s 1-2 with a 6.86 ERA, and they are hitting .301 against him. (His win came in St. Louis, when the Cubs sent Roach to the mound--ah, the Roach game.) For his career, the Cubs are 33-106 (.311) against Wacha: Castro and Rizzo are both 10-22 with 2 HR, and Bryant is 3-10 with a HR.
Go Cubs!
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