TORONTO BLUE JAYS NOTES:
THE LATEST: The Blue Jays outhit the Twins, 6-5, in Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series yesterday but were outdone on the scoreboard, 3-1…Lost 13 times during the regular season when out-hitting their opponent, tied for 3rd fewest in the AL. Toronto will need a win today to extend the series to tomorrow…Has gone 6-7 all-time in potential postseason elimination games.
WILD LIFE: The Blue Jays claimed the 3rd AL Wild Card spot after an 89-73 season, entering the postseason as a Wild Card for the 2nd straight year and the 4th time overall…Are now 1-5 in Wild Card contests all-time… Lost both games vs. Seattle last season and dropped both contests in Tampa Bay in 2020…Won the onegame playoff vs. Baltimore in 2016.
OP-BO-SITE FIELD HITS: Bo Bichette sliced a single to right in the 4th inning and lined another single to center in the 6th yesterday… Finished 2-for-4 with a run scored…Marked his 1st career postseason multi-hit game. The shortstop recorded 175 hits this season, 4th most among AL batters, despite missing 25 games over two IL stints…His 77 opposite-field hits led the Majors (2nd: Luis Arraez – 66)…Finished 3rd in the AL with a .306 batting average…Tied with Julio Rodríguez for the most games with 4+ hits in the AL at six, tied for 3rd with 15 games with 3+ hits, and tied for 4th with 52 multi-hit games this season.
KIERMAIER KEYED IN: Kevin Kiermaier drove in Toronto’s lone run with a 6th-inning single…Added another single and walked as part of a 2-for-3 afternoon…Marked his 7th career multi-hit game in the playoffs, all coming since 2020… Is now batting .234 (22-for-94) with 13 extra-base hits and 12 RBI over 30 career playoff contests… Recorded 18 defensive runs saved this season, tied with teammate Daulton Varsho for 2nd most among all center fielders (1st: Brenton Doyle – 19).
HARD-HITTING FACTS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had the Blue Jays’ only extra-base hit of the afternoon, doubling to the right-center field wall in the 8th inning…Was his 1st career double in the playoffs…Put 181 balls in play at 100+ MPH this season, tied with Rafael Devers for the most among AL batters (T-3rd in MLB).
PATIENCE IS HIS VIRTUE: Alejandro Kirk walked and was hit by pitch in yesterday’s contest…Has reached base safely in all four career playoff games, going 4-for-13 (.308) with a double and two walks…Has now gone 24-for-91 (.264) with nine doubles, two homers, 13 RBI, and a 14BB/11K ratio over his last 31 contests (.793 OPS), dating back to Aug. 25…His 0.93 BB/K rate for the season was 5th best among AL hitters (min. 300 PA).
BATT CHAPMAN: Matt Chapman led off the 5th inning yesterday with a single…Has hits in all five of his career playoff games, going 6-for-19 (.316) with a double, an RBI, and two walks (.732 OPS).
ROAD READY: The Blue Jays put together a 46-35 road record this season for a .568 win%, tied for 3rd best in the AL (T-5th in MLB)…The 46 road wins were the 2nd most in a season in team history (47 in 1993)…Held a better road record than home record for the first time since 003. Blue Jays hitters ranked 2nd among AL clubs with a .334 road OBP while sitting 3rd in road batting average (.263), road SLG (.431), and road OPS (.765)…The pitching staff finished 2nd in the AL in road ERA (3.88), 9th in road opponents’ average (.252), and 10th in road WHIP (1.28).
SEEING GREEN: Chad Green retired all four batters he faced yesterday (1K) as he made his Toronto postseason debut…Has gone 3-0 with a 3.95 ERA (12 ER/27.1 IP) and a 1.17 WHIP across 19 career playoff appearances.
A BERRÍ FAMILIAR PLACE: José Berríos gets the start today, his 1st career postseason action as a Blue Jay…Has made two career playoff starts, both in a Twins uniform, allowing two total earned runs over 9.0 combined innings for a 2.00 ERA and a .182 opponents’ average. The righty ranked 9th among AL pitchers this season in innings pitched (189.2), 10th in ERA (3.65), and 12th in strikeouts (184).
PITCHING IN: Toronto pitchers combined for a 3.78 ERA in 2023, 2nd best in the AL behind Seattle’s 3.74 mark (4th in MLB)…The 3.78 ERA was 7th best in team history and the club’s best since 2016 (3.78)…Recorded a franchise-record 1,528 strikeouts (1,468 in 2021) which was good for 2nd most in MLB this season (1st: MIN – 1,560)…Ranked 6th in the AL in opponents’ batting average (.241) and 7th in WHIP (1.25)…The rotation combined for 70 quality starts, tied for 3rd most in the AL (T-5th in MLB)
THE D-JAYS: The Blue Jays kept a .988 fielding percentage this season (4th in the AL)…Made just one error over their final 12 contests…Played 107 error-free games in 2023, the most in team history (103 in 1990). According to Sports Info Solutions, Toronto fielders recorded a total of 82 Defensive Runs Saved, the most in the Majors (2nd: MIL – 68).
VS. THE TWINS: All-Time: 233-183
2023: 3-3 Road: 113-99
Road: 2-1 Target Field: 29-17
The Blue Jays are meeting the Twins in the postseason for the 2nd time…Were ousted by Minnesota in five games during the 1991 ALCS…Split their six games with the Twins during the 2023 regular season while winning two of the three games at Target Field. George Springer went 10-for-22 (.455) with six doubles, an RBI, and three walks while recording hits in all six games vs. Minnesota this season (.520 OBP, .727 SLG)…Has batted .310 (58-for-187) with 15 doubles, 12 home runs, and 35 RBI across 48 career regular-season meetings (.993 OPS).
Bo Bichette went 9-for-27 (.333) with a triple, two homers, and seven RBI in the six games against the Twins this year…Has hit .310 (27-for-87) with 11 extra-base hits and 16 RBI over 20 career regular-season contests vs. MIN (.881 OPS). Whit Merrifield leads all current Blue Jays with 110 regular-season games played vs. the Twins…Has batted .298 (134-for-449) with 34 doubles, three triples, five home runs, and 48 RBI along the way (.769 OPS)
STARTING PITCHER – José Berríos, RHP #17
TODAY’S GAME:
Making his 4th career playoff appearance (3rd start) and his 1st in a Blue Jays uniform…All of his postseason outings came as a member of the Twins, going a combined 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA (5 ER/12.0 IP) and 14 strikeouts…His only postseason start at Target Field came on 9/30/20 in Game 2 of the ALWC series vs. HOU, tossing 5.0 frames of one-run ball (2H, 2BB, 4K). Since 2017, has recorded double-digit wins in six seasons, one of only 4 pitchers to do so, joining Gerrit Cole, Kyle Gibson, and Max Scherzer.
2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked 9th among AL pitchers in innings pitched (189.2), 10th in ERA (3.65), and 12th in strikeouts (184). Gave up 4 runs over 6.0 innings in his final start of the season on 9/27 vs. NYY…Struck out a season-high 10 batters, his 1st game with double-digit punchouts since 7/12/22 vs. PHI (13K). The Bayamón, PR, native pitched on Roberto Clemente Day for the 1st time in his career on 9/15 vs. BOS, tossing 7.0 shutout frames (5H, 0BB, 8K)…Was his 6th scoreless start of the year, and his 5th career start with 7.0+ IP, no runs, and no walks (last: 7/31/19 at MIA). Picked up his 10th win of the year on 9/10 vs. KC, throwing 7.0 innings of 2-run ball (5H, 2BB, 7K)…Marked his 14th quality start of the season… Reached double-digit wins for the 6th time in his career. Took a no-decision on 9/4 at OAK, tossing 6.0 frames of 2-run ball with 4 hits, a walk, and 7 strikeouts…Was his 13th quality start of the season. Took a no-decision on 8/18 at CIN, tossing 5.2 frames of shutout ball, scattering a hit and 4 walks with 8 strikeouts…Was his 5th scoreless outing of the season. Picked up his 9th win of the year on 8/5 at BOS, giving up 3 runs over 5.2 innings (6H, 0BB, 6K). Took a no-decision on 7/6 at CWS(1), throwing 7.0 scoreless innings with a hit, a walk, and 6 strikeouts…Gave up just 1 hit over 7.0 frames for the 2nd time in his career, also doing so exactly 2 years prior against the same team as a member of the Twins (7/6/21 vs. CWS). Improved to 7-4 on the year on 6/14 at BAL, taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning before allowing a leadoff single to Adley Rutschman…Marked the longest no-hit bid by a Blue Jay since Ross Stripling also tossed 6.0 hitless innings on 8/17/22 vs. BAL…Finished the game with a season-high 7.2 innings of shutout ball (3H, BB, HBP, 5K)…Improved to a perfect 10-0 lifetime against the O’s (13 starts), joining Jon Lester (14-0) and Red Faber (12-0) as the only pitchers in MLB history to win each of his first 10 career decisions against Orioles/Browns franchise. Pitched 5.2 frames of shutout ball on 5/28 at MIN (4H, 5BB, 5K)…Became the winningest pitcher in Target Field history, earning his 33rd career victory to break a tie with Kyle Gibson (32).
VS. THE TWINS:
Facing the Twins for the 2nd time this season and the 6th time in his career…Met the Twins on 5/28 in Minnesota, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings with 4 hits, 5 walks, and 5 strikeouts…Has won 33 career games at Target Field, tied with Kyle Gibson for the most in the park’s history.
MINNESOTA TWINS NOTES:
THE TWINS: Finished their 63rd season in Minnesota with a record of 87-75, winning the AL Central on September 22…they finished 9.0 games ahead of Detroit (78-84)…it marked their ninth AL Central title in club history (2002, ’03, ’04, ’06, ’09, ’10, ’19 & ’20)…prior to the current divisional alignment, the Twins won the AL West division four times (1969, ’70, ’87 & ’91). Twins are 17-19 all-time in Minnesota during the Postseason, going 3-4 at Met Stadium, 13-10 at the Metrodome and 1-5 at Target Field. The Twins are 5-0 all-time during the Postseason with the opportunity to clinch…their last chance was entering Game 5 of the ALDS vs. Oakland on October 6, 2002, entering the finale tied at two games apiece.
HELLO WORLD, MEET ROYCE LEWIS The Twins beat the Blue Jays yesterday at Target Field in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series by a score of 3-1…Pablo López was the starter and winner, allowing one run on five hits in 5.2 innings pitched, with two walks and three strikeouts… Louie Varland (0.1 IP), Caleb Thielbar (1.0 IP) and Griffin Jax (1.0 IP) each earned a hold as Jhoan Duran earned the save with a scoreless ninth inning…the offense recorded five hits and walked six times…Royce Lewis went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI…the paid attendance was 38,450, the second sellout of the season and largest since the Home Opener on April 7 vs. Houston – 38,465. Yesterday’s win was the Twins’ first Postseason win in Minnesota since a 2-1 victory over the Angels at the Metrodome in Game 1 of the 2002 ALCS on October 8.
OK, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW: Yesterday’s win for the Twins marked their first playoff victory since a 2-0 win at old Yankee Stadium in Game 1 of the ALDS on October 5, 2004 – a span of 6,397 days…the win snapped the longest playoff losing streak in baseball history and the longest playoff losing streak in North American sports history (MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL)…in that span, the Twins had lost 13 games to the Yankees, three to the A’s and two to the Astros.
ROYCE LEWIS IS HIM: Yesterday, Royce Lewis became the third player in baseball history to homer in each of his first two Postseason plate appearances (credit Elias Sports Bureau), joining Minnesota’s Gary Gaetti, who homered his first two against Doyle Alexander in Game 1 of the 1987 ALCS vs. Detroit, and Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria, who homered in his first two against Javier Vázquez in Game 1 of the 2008 ALDS vs. Chicago-AL…additionally, Lewis became the sixth player in Twins/Senators franchise (5th Twin) to homer in first career plate appearance:
PLAYER DATE OPPONENT ROUND PITCHER
Royce Lewis……………. 10/3/23 …………..vs. Toronto ………………….. ALWCS…………… Kevin Gausman
Brian Dozier…………….. 10/3/17 …………..at New York-AL………………. ALWC…………….Luis Severino
Eddie Rosario………….. 10/3/17 …………..at New York-AL………………. ALWC…………….Luis Severino
Gary Gaetti……………… 10/7/87 …………..vs. Detroit ………………………ALCS ……………. Doyle Alexander
Don Mincher……………. 10/6/65 …………..vs. Los Angeles-NL…………… WS……………… Don Drysdale
Joe Harris……………….. 10/7/25 …………..at Pittsburgh ………………….. WS………………Lee Meadows
BRING A BROOM: The Twins are seeking the first Postseason sweep in Twins/Senators (since 1901) franchise history today…they swept opponents six times in the regular season: March 30-April 2 at Kansas City (3 games), June 13-14 vs. Milwaukee (2 games), July 3-5 vs. Kansas City (3 games), July 14-16 at Oakland (3 games), July 21-23 vs. Chicago-AL (3 games) and August 4-6 vs. Arizona (3 games). The Twins went 6-9 when entering the series finale with the opportunity to sweep during the regular season…they went 0-5 in such instances in September.
GIVE US A SECOND: The Twins are looking to win consecutive Postseason games for the first time since winning three straight from October 5-8, 2002, when they won two against Oakland in the ALDS, then Game 1 of the ALCS vs. Anaheim…Minnesota’s longest Postseason winning streak is five, taking three games against the Blue Jays from October 11-13 in Games 3-5 of the 1991 ALCS, followed by two wins over the Braves from October 19-20 in Games 1-2 of the World Series.
THE HEART BEAT: During the regular season, Twins starters combined to go 49-45, 3.82 ERA (895.0 IP, 380 ER) with 223 walks, 970 strikeouts and a .240 opponent batting average… below are Twins starting pitching ranks among MLB teams during the regular season:
INNINGS QS OBP K/BB FIP WHIP K’s OPS
SEA – 901.1 MIN – 76 SEA – .288 MIN – 4.35 TB – 3.61 SEA – 1.14 MIN – 970 TB – .684
HOU – 900.0 SD – 75 TB – .289 TB – 4.11 MIN – 3.73 MIN – 1.16 TOR – 922 MIL – .691
PHI – 899.0 SEA – 74 MIN – .291 SEA – 4.08 SEA – 3.93 MIL – 1.17 ATL- 874 SEA – .694
MIN – 895.0 CHC – 71 MIL – .292 SF – 3.84 SF – 4.06 TB – 1.17 CWS – 873 MIN – .695
TOR – 894.2 3 tied – 70 DET – .300 PHI – 3.42 PHI – 4.07 PHI – 1.22 SD – 870 SD – .700
NOTE: The Twins 970 strikeouts from their starters set a new club record and ranks 14th on baseball’s all-time list for a single season…additionally, the Twins’ staff recorded and MLB-best 1,560 strikeouts this season, also setting a club record and landing in a tie for 15th most in baseball history.
POST-CC-SON: In 80 career Postseason games, Carlos Correa has hit .272 (83-for-305) with 16 doubles, 18 home runs, 59 RBI, 37 runs scored, 30 walks, a .343 on-base percentage and an .845 OPS…below are his Postseason ranks among active players in a few categories:
GAMES HITS HOME RUNS RBI DOUBLES TOTAL BASES
Altuve – 92 Altuve – 103 Altuve – 23 Correa – 59 Turner – 19 Altuve – 190
Bregman – 86 Gurriel – 87 Springer – 19 Altuve – 49 Altuve – 18 Correa – 153
Gurriel – 86 Turner – 85 Correa – 18 Bregman – 47 Betts – 17 Turner – 145
Turner – 86 Correa – 83 Cruz – 18 Turner – 42 Correa – 16 Springer – 144
Correa – 80 Bregman – 76 2 Tied – 15 Gurriel – 39 Bregman – 16 Bregman – 137
O CANADA: The Twins and Blue Jays are playing in a Postseason series for the second time in their history…these two met in the 1991 ALCS as the Twins went 4-1, splitting two games at the Metrodome, then winning three-straight at the SkyDome (Rogers Centre) and advanced to win their second World Championship in seven games against Atlanta. The Twins went 3-3 against the Blue Jays during the regular season, losing a three-game series 1-2 at Target Field from May 26-28 and winning a three-game series 2-1 at Rogers Centre from June 9-11. Carlos Correa went 1-for-4 yesterday and is now hitting .309 (34-for-110) with six doubles, seven home runs, 23 RBI and a .942 OPS in 28 career regular and Postseason games vs. the Jays…has reached safely in 13 straight vs. Toronto and in 26 of his 28 career regular and Postseason games.
POSTSEASON CRED: Of the 26 players on the roster, 23 have appeared in a Postseason game…pitchers (9): Jhoan Duran, Sonny Gray, Griffin Jax, Pablo López, Kenta Maeda, Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagán, Louie Varland and Caleb Thielbar…catchers (2): Ryan Jeffers and Christian Vázquez…infielders (6): Carlos Correa, Kyle Farmer, Edouard Julien, Royce Lewis, Jorge Polanco and Donovan Solano…outfielders (5): Max Kepler, Alex Kirilloff, Andrew Stevenson, Michael A. Taylor and Matt Wallner….utility player (1): Willi Castro. Three players on roster yet to make their Postseason debut are Kody Funderburk, Joe Ryan and Brock Stewart.
BRIEFLY: Minor League Baseball today announced the Triple-A All-Star teams, as Kody Funderburk and Louie Varland were named to the International League All-Star squad.
STARTING PITCHER – #31 SONNY GRAY – 2023: 8-8, 2.79 ERA
Making his first Postseason start with the Twins and his fifth career start…also his first Wild Card Series start. Posted the second-lowest ERA (2.79) among qualified American League pitchers this season and ranked third in MLB, trailing SD’s Blake Snell (2.25) and NYY’s Gerrit Cole (2.63). Facing Toronto for the second time this season and for the 16th time in his career…is 4-4, 2.91 ERA (80.1 IP, 26 ER) with 43 walks and 72 strikeouts in his 15 previous appearances (including 14 starts). Acquired by the Twins on March 13, 2022 in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, along with righthanded pitcher Francis Peguero, in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chase Petty.
LAST TIME OUT: Did not factor into his final start of the regular season on September 28 vs. Oakland… pitched 4.0 innings and allowed one run on three hits, with one walk and four strikeouts in a 2-1 Twins’ defeat…tossed a season-low 55 pitches…allowed an RBI single to Nick Allen in the top of the second inning as his lone blemish…relieved by Kenta Maeda; pitched 3.1 innings and allowed one run on one hit (1 HR) with two walks and five strikeouts…surrendered a go-ahead solo home run to Ryan Noda in the top of the eighth inning…Louie Varland pitched scoreless 1.2 innings to end the game. Gray ended the season with a 2.79 ERA, the lowest by a Twins starter in a full, non-shortened season since Johan Santana in 2006 (2.77)…finished the season with 184.0 innings pitched, his most since 2015 (208.0 for Oakland).
SONNY DAYS: Here are Gray’s 2023 numbers in some notable categories and how they ranked among qualified American League starters:
STATISTIC GRAY’s #s AL RANK
Home Runs/9.0………………………………………….. 0.39 ……………………………………………………………….. 1st
Opponet Slugging………………………………………. .319 ……………………………………………………………….. 1st
FIP…………………………………………………………….2.82 ………………………………………………………………… 1st
WAR……………………………………………………………5.8 …………………………………………………………………. 1st
ERA …………………………………………………………. 2.79 ………………………………………………………………. 2nd
OPS …………………………………………………………. .607 ………………………………………………………………..3rd
AGAINST TORONTO: Gray is facing Toronto for the second time this season and for the 16th time in his career…is 4-4, 2.91 ERA (80.1 IP, 26 ER) with 43 walks and 72 strikeouts in his previous 15 appearances (including 14 starts)…did not factor into the 3-2 Twins’ victory in his last start against the Blue Jays on June 9 at Rogers Centre; pitched 5.0 innings and allowed one run on five hits, with two walks and five strikeouts…allowed his lone run on an RBI single to Bo Bichette in the fifth inning. Looking for his first win against the Blue Jays since September 23, 2017 when he led the New York Yankees to a 5-1 win at Rogers Centre after pitching 6.0 innings and allowing one run on four hits (1 HR), issuing three walks and fanning four batters. Owns the fifth-lowest ERA against Toronto since 2013 (min. 10 GS), trailing David Price (2.49), Blake Snell (2.74), Gerrit Cole (2.77) and Chris Sale (2.82)…also owns the sixth-lowest opponent slugging percentage (.351).
POSTSEASON PROWESS: Gray is making his fifth career Postseason start today…is 0-2, 2.95 ERA (21.1 IP, 7 ER) with 12 walks, 18 strikeouts and a .189 opponent batting average in his previous four starts (3 Divisional Series and 1 Championship Series)…made his last Postseason start in Game 4of the 2017 American League Championship Series vs. Houston as a member of the New York Yankees; did not factor into the 6-4 Yankees’ win after pitching 5.0-plus innings and allowing two runs (1 earned) on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts…pitched 5.0 scoreless innings…walked George Springer to lead off the sixth inning and exited the game after Josh Reddick reached first on a catcher’s interference…relieved by David Roberston who allowed a bases-clearing double to Yuli Gurriel (2 runs charged to Gray). Owns the fourth-lowest opponent batting average in Postseason games since 2013 (min. 4 GS)… also owns the sixth-lowest ERA in the American League.
THE ARSENAL: Gray used a six-pitch mix through his 32 starts this season, per Baseball Savant…used his four-seam fastball the most at 27.2 percent…also used his sweeper at 20.4 percent (the second- highest usage in his career)…recorded all four strikeouts off his sweeper in his last regular season start on September 27 vs. Oakland…primarily used his curveball and changeup against lefties and his cutter, sinker and sweeper against righties…here’s a look at his repertoire:
PITCH (AVG. MPH) PCT. (# OF PITCHES, VS. RHB/LHB) RESULTS
4-Seam Fastball (92.9)……………. 27.2% (766 pitches, 272/494)……. .301 (52-for-173), 7 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 16 K
Sweeper (84.3)……………………….. 20.4% (576 pitches, 378/195)………… .097 (19-for-195), 4 2B, 108 K
Curveball (79.5)……………………… 16.9% (476 pitches, 166/310)……… .257 (27-for-105), 9 2B, 1 HR, 22 K
Sinker (92.8)………………………………….15.7% (442 pitches, 395/47)…… .275 (30-for-109), 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 25 K
Cutter (87.6) …………………………… 13.1% (370 pitches, 272/98)……………… .257 (18-for-70), 7 2B, 10 K
Changeup (87.9)………………………. 6.7% (188 pitches, 10/178)……….. .270 (10-for-37), 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 K
Posted the lowest opponent batting average against a sweeper in the majors (min. 150 PA)…also owns the most strikeouts off sweepers and the highest whiff percentage (41.3, min. 150 PA).
RIGHT WAY: Gray saw more success against right-handed hitters as opposed to left-handed hitters this season…Gray limited righties to a .220 (80-for-363) batting average with 102 strikeouts as opposed to lefties who batted .233 (76-for-326) with 81 strikeouts…lefties went 1-for-6 with one strikeout in his last start on September 29 vs. Oakland…righties went 2-for-9 with one RBI (Nick Allen) and three strikeouts…since becoming a Twin, lefties have slashed .221/.279/.327 against him while righties are .230/.297/.334. Owned the third-lowest slugging percentage against righties (.303) among qualified American League pitchers this season, trailing KC’s Cole Ragan’s (.285) and LAA’s Shohei Ohtani (.289)…also owns the sixth-lowest OPS (.580, 8th best in baseball).
BACK AT HOME: In 17 starts at Target Field this season, Gray went 4-5 with a 2.67 ERA (97.2 IP, 29 ER) with 25 walks and 100 strikeouts…Twins went7-10 in those starts…allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in 15 of his 17 home starts this season, with his starts on July 8 vs. Baltimore (6.0 IP, 6 R/ER) and August 19 vs. Pittsburgh (6.2 IP, 4 R/ER) being the exceptions…also recorded eight quality starts at home this year…is 8-7, 2.67 ERA (165.1 IP, 49 ER) with 50 walks and 178 strikeouts in 30 starts at Target Field since becoming a Twin. Posted the lowest ERA at home among qualified American League pitchers (7th lowest in baseball). Owns the lowest home ERA in the American League since the start of 2022 (min. 30 GS), ranks third in all of baseball, trailing AZ’s Zac Gallen (2.48) and SF’s Logan Webb (2.56)…also owns the third-lowest opponent batting average in the AL (.220, 10th in baseball).
