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The 22-year-old rookie, Michael Wacha is trending not only by word of mouth, but also on social media after putting together spectacular starts in October.
With one start left, Wacha has already tied the Cardinals record set by Chris Carpenter in 2011 with 4-0 record in the postseason. In 27 postseason innings, the right-hander has a 1.00 ERA and a 0.70 WHIP, looks to tie Francisco Rodriguez and Randy Johnson by winning five times this postseason.
Yes, his numbers are spectacular and he doesn't seem to have shown any signs of nervousness to this point, but there is one thing that ticked him off and I'm sure its on the top of his mind. That is of course, David Ortiz.
In Game 2 of the World Series, "Big Papi" was ready to show the significance of being a veteran ballplayer, and in doing that, he exposed that Michael Wacha is human. On a three balls and two strike count, Wacha tossed a changeup right on the upper corner of the strike zone. "Papi" yanked the changeup over the Green Monster, giving the Red Sox a 2-1 in the sixth and knocking Wacha out of the game.
After the game, Ken Rosenthal caught up with Cardinals catcher, Yadier Molina. When Molina was asked about Wacha's performance, he said that besides a few walks, Wacha made one bad pitch (the homerun given up to Ortiz) all night.
The Redbird offense bailed Wacha out in Game Two, but looking at the lack of offense in Games Four and Five, Wacha may not be able to make any mistakes to the dangerous, David Ortiz. Ortiz in the postseason is batting .733 right now. Yes, thats .733 with six RBI's and five runs.
In order for a Game Seven at Fenway, Wacha is going to have to limit "Big Papi". That is the key to success for the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6. And if they can't, then the 2013 World Series should end Wednesday night in Boston.
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