The St. Louis Cardinals did it. Many of us didn’t think they’d make it this far, but after destroying the hearts of Braves fans everywhere in a 13-1 victory in NLDS Game 5.
The Braves were let down by their Game 2 starter Mike Foltynewicz who, after pitching the game of his life last Friday, didn’t get two outs before he was pulled. The game situation called for Folty to be pulled quickly, but he did end up responsible for six earned runs in that first inning.
For the Cardinals offense, it all started with a leadoff walk to Dexter Fowler.