First Round Matchup | No. 5 Johnny Cueto v. No. 12 Kevin Mitchell
Cueto:
Had Johnny Cueto pitched six more innings for the Cincinnati Reds in 2011 he would have been runner-up for the ERA lead behind one Clayton Kershaw. Unfortunately a back injury forced him to miss half of September after missing time earlier in the season as well, but he had firmly established himself as the Reds’ ace. In 2012 Cueto won 19 games, led the league in games started, finished fourth in the Cy Young Award voting, scored a career-best 4.