NLDS Update: Buehler's Day On & Not Again

So, anybody who was confused as to why this guy was starting game 1 instead of Ryu or Kershaw can go ahead and shut up now.

Walker Buehler has had a nice 2019 season, even if it was a little rockier than Kershaw's or Ryu's, but when he's on, he can be pretty deadly, as evidenced by his 8-strikeout shutout (with help) of the Nationals. They had 1 hit against him, and as the Dodgers are not the Brewers, they didn't let the bullpen screw this up.

Interested to see how Stras vs. Kersh goes tonight. Might be a ton of strikeouts.

The other game was a lot closer, and a lot more live. Mikolas and Keuchel were pretty strong throughout, and it was some bullpen choices that led to some late-inning home runs, like Goldschmidt, Acuna and Freeman. But, ultimately Atlanta's bullpen gave up more of a deficit in the ninth, one the barrage of homers against Carlos Martinez couldn't recover from. As horrifying as a Cardinals Game 1 win is, it's definitely far from a shutout.

Tonight is Flaherty vs. ....vs. FOLTY?? You don't start Mike Soroka with Game 2 on the line??? Okay then.