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| Cardinals-Pirates Opens Thursday In Saint Louis! |
The Pirates received a phenomenal begin with Francisco Liriano and got off to some hot start offensively as they chased Reds' starter Johnny Cueto from the game in the 4th inning.
A. J. Burnett can make the start in Game 1 for that Pirates, making it Burnett vs Adam Wainwright.
By virtue of playing inside same division, the Pirates and Cardinals have seen a great deal of each other in 2013. The 2 squads played about as closely as is possible, with St. Louis coming out the victor in 10 of these 19 match-ups against Pittsburgh. The Pirates won seven with the 10 games in Pittsburgh, though the Cardinals took seven regarding nine in St. Louis.
The Cardinals and Pirates engaged within a tight race for this NL Central crown, likewise. The Pirates kept the division produce themselves up until September. 6 and still had a share with the lead as recently seeing that Sept. 16. The Cardinals ended up being the hotter team down the stretch, however, finishing 3 games ahead of the Pirates.
TBS will be broadcasting Game 1 and games 3 by means of Game 5 (as necessary) with the series. Dick Stockton may have play-by-play duties, while Bob Brenley along with Matt Winer join for the reason that analyst and reporter for that games, respectively. Game 2 are going to be on MLB Network with Bob Costas, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan inside booth. ESPN Radio will air the complete series with Dave Fleming acquiring play-by-play duties and Rick Sutcliffe acting as colour commentator.
NLDS Schedule 2013:
(Game, Date, Time (ET), Site):
Game 1; Thu., Oct. 3; 5:07 p.m.; StL / Game 2; Fri., Oct. 4; 1:07 p.m.; StL / Game 3; Sun., Oct. 6; TBD; Pit / Game 4; Mon., Oct. 7; TBD; Pit / Game 5; Wed., Oct. 9; TBD; Pit
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