Love Baltimore Today!
Koji Uehara is one of the best kept secrets in baseball this season; mainly due to never getting any run support.
At first glance, 42.2 IP, 4.01 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 32 K to 7 BB ratio looks pretty darn respectable.
But throw away his terrible start against Texas in only his second MLB game (and he wasn't the first and won't be the last good pitcher to get rocked @ Arlington), and you have...
6 starts, 37.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 29 K to 3 BB ratio.
Even more impressive, those 6 starts were: NYY, @BOS, TEX, LAA, @TAM, NYY... not exactly pushover offenses.
Today he goes up against Luke Hochevar, who despite being taken 1st overall in 2006 has not had much success at the major league level. Last year in 22 starts he had a 5.51 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. So far this season, he has only started once, lasting 2 innings and surrendering 8 earned runs @ Oakland.
Take Baltimore! If you don't have the strong stomach, take them 1st 5 innings at least.
At first glance, 42.2 IP, 4.01 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 32 K to 7 BB ratio looks pretty darn respectable.
But throw away his terrible start against Texas in only his second MLB game (and he wasn't the first and won't be the last good pitcher to get rocked @ Arlington), and you have...
6 starts, 37.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 29 K to 3 BB ratio.
Even more impressive, those 6 starts were: NYY, @BOS, TEX, LAA, @TAM, NYY... not exactly pushover offenses.
Today he goes up against Luke Hochevar, who despite being taken 1st overall in 2006 has not had much success at the major league level. Last year in 22 starts he had a 5.51 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. So far this season, he has only started once, lasting 2 innings and surrendering 8 earned runs @ Oakland.
Take Baltimore! If you don't have the strong stomach, take them 1st 5 innings at least.