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2 opportunities with a runner on 3rd and less than 1 out and we didn't cash either of them in.
Nobody to blame but themselves for that one. And once again, credit to Shildt for getting another good pitching performance in a Wacha start. 2 ER in Colorado with Wacha taking the mound is pretty damn impressive. It's been interesting to watch this all happen while he's on the same schedule as Wheeler (who gave up 1 ER in a 3-2 win last night). I'm not sure the outcomes would've been different on any of these games that Wacha pitched. When we've lost Wacha's starts since the trade deadline, it's been almost exclusively due to poor offense. Or in the case of the time Wacha did get bludgeoned, we still got shutout so it wouldn't have made a difference.
The Cards have gone 3-4 in Wacha starts since the deadline. In 3 of those 4 losses they've scored 1, 1, and 0. The 4th is the only one where you can really pin it on Wacha, that Giants loss last week. And Wacha didn't pitch poorly, the bullpen did. But if it's Wheeler pitching he gets through longer and they probably win that one. Then again, Wheeler's had 2 starts where he gave up 5 in his own right over this span.
I just don't think we can say there's been a difference to this point.
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