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Braves’ Keuchel to face Cardinals’ Mikolas in Game 1 of NLDS

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October 1st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta left-hander Dallas Keuchel will face St. Louis right-hander Miles Mikolas in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Thursday night. Each team announced its starting pitcher on Tuesday. The first pitch is slated for 4:02-p.m. in Atlanta.

Keuchel, who has nine career postseason starts, went 8-8 with a 3.75 ERA in 19 starts after signing a one-year deal with Atlanta. He will face the Cardinals for the first time since 2016.

Mikolas was 9-14 with a 4.17 ERA in 32 starts for the Cardinals. He will make his postseason debut.