10/8 GM 2 GDT: Phillies(Nola) vs Cardinals(Mikolas) 7:37 PM CT

[Joe Shlabotnik]

We'll lick 'em today though.

[MinorLeagueGuy]

Pitching Matchup

Phillies: Aaron Nola

Nola (11-13, 3.25 ERA) will make the first postseason start of his career. He has made 203 career regular-season starts, second most among active pitchers without a postseason appearance. Nola is coming off one of his best outings of the season, beginning with 6 2/3 perfect innings on Monday in Houston, when the Phillies clinched the third NL Wild Card.

Cardinals: Miles Mikolas

Mikolas (12-13, 3.29 ERA) doesn’t have a flashy record, but he has been arguably the Cardinals’ best pitcher from start to finish. The right-hander reached his goal of 200 innings by throwing a career-best 202 1/3 innings, and he was among the NL leaders in ERA for most of the season.

My brain is like "man, they get to throw that stud Nola, and we get stuck with Mikolas because Waino is toast."

Then I see this post, and on paper they are virtually identical in the stats for 2022.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

yeah, there's nothing wrong with Mikolas at the moment. Let's hope he doesn't have a hidden owie that will flare up.

[Jocephus]

trying to remember that scherzer got bombed yesterday too and no one would have thought that.

just hope the team is able to forget about yesterday.

[CardsofSTL]

I'm in favor of winning versus going home

[AdmiralKird]

idk why everyone loses their ish over the lack of one fielded ground ball.

[Donnie Ebert]

I think the old adage "Trust in the Mountain Dew Drinking Lizard King" is as apropos today as it was in olden times.

[booger71]

Bow before me

[wart57]

I hope we win.

[BottenFieldofDreams]

yeah, there's nothing wrong with Mikolas at the moment. Let's hope he doesn't have a hidden owie that will flare up.

And if he does, let's only pitch him six or seven innings.