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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1797425" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-a-look-at-who-the-cardinals-should-use-vs-kyle-schwarber-and-bryce-harper/article_4e494895-ec39-5e35-a506-aaafc2f203c3.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Benjamin%20Hochman" target="_blank">Benjamin Hochman</a></p><p></p><p>The last time Bryce Harper faced the Cardinals in the playoffs, he couldn’t legally drink Champagne.</p><p></p><p>It was October of 2012, a decade ago, when the Cardinals knocked off the Nationals. Since then, the phenom became a phoenix and, now, a Philly. And until the Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt gets the hardware this winter, Harper is the reigning MVP in the National League.</p><p>Still, since returning from the injured list on Aug. 26, Harper has a .676 OPS and only three homers (incidentally, Goldschmidt has gone from slugging to struggling, too — he has only two homers since the same Aug. 26 date).</p><p>But there’s still some Bryce Harper somewhere in Bryce Harper.</p><p></p><p>Which leads us to the Cardinals’ test beginning Friday in the three-game series against Philadelphia. While the Phillies don’t have a lot of lefties in the lineup, they have two in their top-three spots — leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber and then Harper hitting third.</p><p>If the Cardinals can handcuff these two, it’s safe to say the Cards will hand the Phillies two losses.</p><p>For St. Louis, both righty starter Miles Mikolas and southpaw starter Jose Quintana have fared well against lefty hitters this season. Encouraging, sure. But which Cardinals reliever or relievers could — and should — face Schwarber and Harper?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1797425, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-a-look-at-who-the-cardinals-should-use-vs-kyle-schwarber-and-bryce-harper/article_4e494895-ec39-5e35-a506-aaafc2f203c3.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Benjamin%20Hochman']Benjamin Hochman[/URL] The last time Bryce Harper faced the Cardinals in the playoffs, he couldn’t legally drink Champagne. It was October of 2012, a decade ago, when the Cardinals knocked off the Nationals. Since then, the phenom became a phoenix and, now, a Philly. And until the Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt gets the hardware this winter, Harper is the reigning MVP in the National League. Still, since returning from the injured list on Aug. 26, Harper has a .676 OPS and only three homers (incidentally, Goldschmidt has gone from slugging to struggling, too — he has only two homers since the same Aug. 26 date). But there’s still some Bryce Harper somewhere in Bryce Harper. Which leads us to the Cardinals’ test beginning Friday in the three-game series against Philadelphia. While the Phillies don’t have a lot of lefties in the lineup, they have two in their top-three spots — leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber and then Harper hitting third. If the Cardinals can handcuff these two, it’s safe to say the Cards will hand the Phillies two losses. For St. Louis, both righty starter Miles Mikolas and southpaw starter Jose Quintana have fared well against lefty hitters this season. Encouraging, sure. But which Cardinals reliever or relievers could — and should — face Schwarber and Harper? [/QUOTE]
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