NLCS Quality Start Report

Review:

In the NLDS, the Cardinals had 3 quality start (2-1) in 5 games. The Brewers had 2 quality starts, both wins in their 5 game NLDS series.

GAME-BY-GAME

Game 1: Brewers 9 – Cardinals 6.

Neither Zach Greinke or  and Jaime Garcia pitched a quality start. Greinke left the game after 6 innings, allowing 7 runs. Garcia struggled, allowing 6 runs in only 4 innings. The Brewers continue their hot play at home and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

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Game 2: Cardinals 12 – Brewers 3

A mid-season acquisition, Edwin Jackson started for the Cards to a game 2 victory, but he did not make the quality start minimum (only 4 1/3 innings pitched). Brewers starter Shaun Marcum struggled in his second straight post-season start. The Cardinals upset the Brewers in Milwaukee to even the series as it heads back to St. Louis.

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Game 3: Cardinals 4 – Brewers 3

Both starters, Chris Carpenter and Yovani Gallardo, struggled early in the game and both only pitched 5 innings. The Cardinals scored all 4 of their runs in the first inning off Gallardo. So after a combined 5 quality starts by these two teams in the NLDS round, after 3 games and 6 starts, there have been zero quality starts in the NLCS. Only game 1 starter Zach Greinke has even made it into the 6th inning.

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NLCS QUALITY START SUMMARY

Cardinals: 0 quality starts

Brewers: 0 quality starts

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