MLB on TBS - Friday @ 4:30PM ET

[#1swisher]

TBS
Friday’s WildCard games are set - Braves and Cardinals, followed by Rangers and Orioles. Coverage begins at 4:00pm ET on TBS.

MLB
AL WildCard pitching matchup set: Joe Saunders for Orioles; Yu Darvish for Rangers. First pitch at 8:30pm ET tomorrow on @MLB_TBS.

[DSpivack]

Braves-Cards starts at 4 PM CT, FWIW.

[Zakath]

Surprised that the Orioles are going with Saunders, since the Rangers have hammered him throughout his career (3-7 in 11 starts, 6.48 ERA).

Matchup for NL Wild Card is Lohse (STL) vs. Medlen (ATL).

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by Zakath

Surprised that the Orioles are going with Saunders, since the Rangers have hammered him throughout his career (3-7 in 11 starts, 6.48 ERA).

Matchup for NL Wild Card is Lohse (STL) vs. Medlen (ATL).

David Ross will be catching Medlen, not Brian McCann.

[Zakath]

Originally Posted by DSpivack

David Ross will be catching Medlen, not Brian McCann.

That might help the Braves, since Ross is actually outhitting McCann (.256 vs. .230) and actually hits better off of righties.

[palehozenychicty]

The Cardinals really are remarkable. I don't know how they keep doing it, but they make the playoffs.

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by palehozenychicty

The Cardinals really are remarkable. I don't know how they keep doing it, but they make the playoffs.

They play in a weak division, they have one of the best catchers in baseball, they smack the **** out the ball, and they somehow get otherwise unremarkable free agents to pitch well.

[palehozenychicty]

Originally Posted by DSpivack

They play in a weak division, they have one of the best catchers in baseball, they smack the **** out the ball, and they somehow get otherwise unremarkable free agents to pitch well.

I know. It's crazy that teams can't stop them.