Found October 16, 2011 on Brewers Bar: Yardbarker Blogger Network
With Shaun Marcum getting ready to start Game 6 of the NLCS with the Brewers' season on the line, a lot has been made about Marcum's inability to draw swinging strikes over the past month or so. In both of his postseason starts, it was pretty clear he wasn't fooling anyone -- his stuff lacks movement, and anything left in the zone is being pounded. He isn't the only one that gets hit hard by the Cards, though -- both Zack Greinke and Yovani Gallardo have had trouble missing bats against St. Louis. Greinke's season-lows in swinging strikes: DATE OPP SwSt 6/28 @ NYY 0 9/28 vs PIT 1 10/14 @ STL 2 9/7 @ STL 6 8/7 @ HOU 6 8/22 @ PIT 7 8/1 vs STL 8 10/9 vs STL 8 The Cards are also all over Gallardo's list: DATE OPP SwSt 10/12 @ STL 3 6/19 @ BOS 4 4/10 vs CHC 4 6/9 vs NYM 5 5/29 vs SFG 5 4/5 vs ATL 5 8/11 @ STL 6 9/1 vs STL 7 ...
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