With three unreliable starters and a deep bullpen, the St. Louis Cardinals need only look to the 2011 postseason to see how they should proceed. When Adam Wainwright, Michael Wacha and Miles Mikolas get in early trouble, don’t hesitate, Mr. Schildt — yank ’em.
On the way to the 2011 World Series Championship, Tony La Russa continually pulled starters before they’d pitched five full innings, and it worked. Six times in that postseason, the Cardinals rallied to win games after the starting pitcher struggled:
• NLDS Game 2 vs.