From Last Night:

• Wainwright and Harvey don’t disappointed, combining for 14 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 3 BB, and 13 K as the Cards win 2-1
• The Cubs walk off the Reds in 14
• Parker and Kuroda pitch to a draw, the A’s win in 18
• Cain gives the Giants 6.2 scoreless as they beat the Pirates
• Tulo likely facing a “lengthy absence” after breaking rib

What I’m Watching Today:

• Matt Moore tries to avoid being dropped from the Appointment Television list against the Royals (7p Eastern)
• Westbrook comes of the DL to face Fernandez (7p Eastern)
• Bumgarner and Medlen in ATL (7p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• Can you believe our marquee matchup last night lived up to the hype?

After yesterday’s duel, Adam Wainwright (4.0) and Matt Harvey (3.3) are 1st and 3rd in pitcher WAR, only separated by Anibal Sanchez (3.4). In fact, Wainwright and Harvey are the only two pitchers in the top five who don’t play for the Tigers. It is perhaps worth noting that Wainwright and Harvey are excellent examples as to why the pitcher wins statistic is not useful for evaluating performance. Wainwright has a 2.18 ERA and 1.78 FIP. Harvey has a 2.04 ERA and 2.15 FIP. Harvey leads in K/9, Wainwright leads in BB/9 and HR/9, but both are great in each category. By all reasonable accounts, Wainwright and Harvey are two of the top few pitchers in the league. But Wainwright is 10-3 and Harvey is 5-1. Among the pitchers with more wins than Harvey is Jason Hammel, who features a 5.24 ERA, 5.09 FIP, and 0.4 WAR. Pitcher won-loss record is nonsense.

And now, because they’re awesome: