KANSAS CITY ROYALS NOTES:
RALLY FALLS SHORT: The Royals suffered an 8-6 loss to the Twins at Target Field last night, falling to 6-21 overall and 2-6 on this trip…a lot of the breaks went against the Royals last night, including a 4-run 4th inning, in which Joey Gallo led off with a triple and scored on a bunt double by Michael A. Taylor, who stole third base and later scored on a 2-out, 3-run home run by Jorge Polanco…it was the 2nd straight game the Twins hit a 2-out, 3-run homer in the 4th inning, and Polanco’s last night proved to be the difference in the game…Jose Miranda homered off Josh Taylor to begin the 5th—putting Kansas City in an 8-2 hole—but the bullpen did not allow a hit after that, retiring 11 of the last 12 batters, allowing only a walk to begin the 7th, which was erased by a double play…meanwhile, the offense started chipping away at the deficit with 2 runs in the 6th and 2 more in the 7th…with two on and 2 outs in the 8th, Michael Massey took a called third strike on a pitch that was well below the zone, which prompted an argument from Manager Matt Quatraro and resulted in his first career ejection…the Royals rallied again in the 9th, producing back-to-back singles and a hit-by-pitch—all with 2 outs—to load the bases for Nick Pratto, who struck out to strand the bases loaded.
The Royals had 7 hits with 2 outs last night to mark their most 2-out hits in a game since last year’s home finale vs. Seattle, in which they overcame a 9-run deficit to win 13-12 thanks in part to 9 hits with 2 outs.
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 57 minutes due to rain, pushing first pitch from 3:10 p.m. to 5:07.
GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Royals lost last night despite out-hitting the Twins 12-8, marking the fourth time in the last 6 games the Royals have out-hit their opponent…but they are just 1-5 during that 6-game span, despite out-hitting opponents 52-48, and they’re only 3-4 for the season when recording more hits than they allow.
Salvador Perez, Edward Olivares and Nick Pratto all had 3 hits last night, marking the first time three Royals had 3 hits in a game since last Aug. 30 vs. San Diego, when they scored a season-high 15 runs on a season-high-tying 18 hits, including 4 hits by Hunter Dozier and 3 hits by Salvy and Michael A. Taylor.
Olivares had 3 extra-base hits last night—including 2 doubles and a triple—becoming the third different Royal to record 3 extra-base hits in a game over the last three seasons, joining Bobby Witt Jr., who did it last May 28 at Minnesota and last June 21 in Anaheim, and Pratto, who did it last Aug. 30 at the White Sox.
Vinnie Pasquantino went 0-for-5 last night, snapping a career-high-tying 21-game on-base streak…it was just the 3rd game in his last 46 games dating back to last Sept. 15 in which he didn’t reach safely.
WHAT A RELIEF!: One of the few bright spots on this 2-6 road trip has been the Royals bullpen, which has pitched to a 3.16 ERA (11 ER in 31.1 IP) with 40 strikeouts (11.5 K/9) and only 9 walks (2.6 BB/9) allowed…the ‘pen has been even better over the last 6 games, a stretch in which Royals relievers own a 2.11 ERA (5 ER in 21.1 IP), .211 opponents’ average (16-for-76) and 30 strikeouts (12.7 K/9)…Royals relievers have held opponents to 1 run or fewer in 5 of the last 6 games, including last night, when they didn’t allow a hit after the 5th inning.
After ranking 21st in the Majors last season with an 8.5 K/9, Royals relievers this season own a 10.8 K/9, which ranks 3rd in Majors behind the Cardinals (11.4) and Cubs (11.0), and would set a franchise single-season record for the bullpen, whose current best K/9 came during the shortened 2020 season (10.3).
RIDING SOLO: The Royals have hit 6 home runs through 8 games on this trip, after hitting just 2 HR on their previous 6-game homestand…they rank 26th in the Majors with 20 HR in 27 games, but the timing of those homers has been troublesome…of the Royals 20 home runs, 16 of them (80%) have been solo shots, including each of the last 7…while the Royals have allowed 5 homers in the 1st 2 games of this series at Target Field—including a pair of 3-run shots—the Royals haven’t homered with a man on base since April 16 vs. Atlanta, when Vinnie Pasquantino hit a game-tying, 2-run home run in the 7th inning…this run of 7 consecutive solo home runs is the longest such streak by the Royals since Aug. 20-25, 2021, when they hit 7 straight solo shots, a drought that was snapped when the Royals hit a grand slam in 3 consecutive games from Aug. 25-27, 2021.
VS. TWINS: Including last night’s loss, the Royals are 0-5 vs. the Twins this year and have not won at Target Field since May 28, 2022…they’ve lost 9 straight games here since, in which they’ve been outscored 52-17 (-35)… it’s their longest losing streak at Target Field since this ballpark opened in 2010, and it matches their longest losing streak in Minnesota, done three times previously at the Metrodome from 2003-04, 1985-86 and 1982-83.
Since the start of last season, the Royals are 7-17 vs. the Twins and have been outscored 111-70 (-41).
The Royals and Twins will play 13 games in 2023 as part of the new balanced schedule…excluding 2020, the 13 games this year will be the fewest between these two teams in a single season since 2000 (12).
The Royals 413 wins and 449 losses vs. the Twins are both their most vs. any opponent…last season, the Royals went 7-12 vs. Minnesota to lose the season series vs. the Twins for the first time since 2019.
Salvador Perez hit his 21st HR at Target Field last night, extending his lead among all visiting players in this ballpark, 4 more than Carlos Santana and Edwin Encarnación (17)…Salvy’s 103 hits here are 2nd among visiting players to Miguel Cabrera (111) and his 59 RBI rank 3rd behind Cabrera (61) and José Abreu (60).
AFTERNOON DELIGHT: Yesterday’s scheduled 3:10 p.m. CT game was delayed 1 hour and 57 minutes, pushing the start time to 5:07 local time, which qualified it as a night game…this marked the second time already this season that the Royals had the start of a day game delayed so long that it became a night game, following their April 15 game vs. Atlanta, which was scheduled for 3:10 but was delayed 2 hours and 35 minutes due to rain.
The Royals are now scheduled for 62 day games, which would match their 3rd most in club history, previously done in 1971, and would trail only last year, when they played 69, and 2021, when they had 64.
APRIL SHOWERS: The month of April has not been kind to the Royals in recent years, and that trend has
continued this season…including their Opening Day loss on March 30, the Royals are 6-21 through 27 games,
marking the worst 27-game start in franchise history…the schedule makers haven’t done the Royals any favors
either, as their seven opponents to this point have a combined record of 106-79 (.573), and four of those
seven teams are in 1st place in their division, including this weekend’s opponent, the 16-11 Minnesota Twins.
Kansas City’s 21 losses match 2018 for its most in March/April, and the 20 losses in April alone are 1 shy of the club record for any month, set in August 1999 and matched in August 2005, May 2006 and June 2018.
ON DECK: Following this 4-game series in Minneapolis that will run out the clock on April, the Royals will fly home tomorrow night to enjoy an off day on Monday…that will be their only break during a stretch of 27 days, which began with the start of this trip on April 21 and will run through May 17…starting next Tuesday night, the Royals will begin a season-long, 10-game homestand, in which they’ll host the 17-8 Orioles and 5-22 Athletics for 3 games each, followed by a 4-game series with the 7-20 White Sox.
TODAY’S STARTERS: RHP BRAD KELLER (2-2, 3.96)
BRAD KELLER will make his 6th start of the season—and 111th start of his career— today at Target Field…this marks his 13th career start (15th appearance) against Minnesota…he’s in his sixth Major League season after being acquired by Kansas City in a trade with Cincinnati, who selected him from Arizona in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft.
WILD THING: Brad did not factor into the decision of the Royals 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday in Arizona after allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and a career-high 6 walks in 4.0 innings, with 2 strikeouts…of the 6 walks he yielded, 3 eventually came around to score and he allowed 3 to lead off an inning…the damage came in a pair of 2-run innings, as he surrendered a sacrifice fly and a Geraldo Perdomo RBI single in the 2nd and a Pavin Smith RBI single in the 3rd, followed by a run-scoring groundout… he exited after 4.0 innings in a 4-3 deficit, however Kyle Isbel tied the game with an RBI single in the top of the 8th to take Keller off the hook for the loss, and it was a walk by Aroldis Chapman in the bottom half that proved to be the difference in the game.
After matching his career high with 5 walks in his previous start on April 18 vs. Texas, he set a new record with 6 walks allowed…he’s yielded more walks (19) than hits (18) over 5 starts this season, and has the 4th-most walks allowed in the Majors, fewer than only the Cardinals Jack Flaherty (21 BB, 6 GS), Miami’s Edward Cabrera (20 BB, 5 GS) and Toronto’s Alek Manoah (20 BB, 6 GS).
DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Keller did not earn a decision in his last start on Monday in Arizona, snapping his streak of starts with a decision at 19 since last May 21, a stretch in which he went 7-12 with a 5.42 ERA (60 ER in 99.2 IP) and 7 quality starts…he had the longest run of starts with a decision by a Royal since Tim Belcher earned a decision in 21 consecutive starts from Sept. 2, 1996-June 20, 1997…it was the longest streak in the Majors since Jacob deGrom had 20 straight starts with a decision for the Mets from May 19-Sept. 5, 2017, and the longest in the American League since Hisashi Iwakuma had 23 straight starts from May 20-Sept. 20, 2016 with Seattle.
Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard still holds the club record with 26 straight starts with a decision (Aug. 26, 1997-June 23, 1978), over which he went 14-12.
CAN’T TOUCH THIS: Keller has held opponents to 5 hits or fewer in each of his 5 starts this season, as he’s one of 12 pitchers in the Majors—and one of five in the AL—with at least 5 such starts in 2023…among all pitchers in the American League who have made at least 5 starts this year, his 18 total hits allowed are the 3rd fewest, behind only Shohei Ohtani (11) and Jhony Brito (17), while it’s the 6th fewest hits allowed in the Majors…coincidentally, he also allowed only 18 hits through his first 5 starts of 2022, pitching to a 1.74 ERA (6 ER in 31.0 IP) to open the season.
NO TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: Over his first 4 starts of the season, Keller has relied on his new curveball 26.0% of the time (according to Baseball Savant), which has yielded a 31.8% whiff rate and a 19.5% strikeout rate, as he has recorded 8 strikeouts in 41 plate appearances that ended with the pitch…the 35.0% whiff rate on his curveball ranks tied for 15th highest in the Majors off the pitch (min. 25 plate appearances) and it’s the 5th-best mark in the American League, behind Alex Lange (44.4%), Zach Eflin (39.5%), Domingo Germán (37.9%) and Framber Valdez (35.9%).
Brad has induced 21 swings and misses on his curveball this season, which is tied for the 4th most in the AL off that pitch, trailing leader Germán (36).
SEASONED VETERAN: Keller is pitching in his sixth Major League season, and since his debut in 2018, he leads all Royals in wins (37), starts (110), innings pitched (658.2) and strikeouts (495)…his 658.2 innings also rank 7th in the American League since the start of 2018, trailing only Gerrit Cole (908.1), José Berríos (848.1), Lucas Giolito (797.1), Marco Gonzales (787.1), Lance Lynn (754.0) and Shane Bieber (740.2).
Among pitchers who have made their Majors debut since 2018, Keller’s 110 starts rank 2nd, behind Bieber (117)…his 658.2 innings also rank 2nd among that group of pitchers—trailing Bieber—and his 37 wins are tied for the 6th most with Bieber leading the way with 56 wins since his 2018 debut.
Brad is just 5 strikeouts away from becoming the 18th pitcher in Royals history to eclipse 500 strikeouts with the club.
FROM THE GROUND UP: Keller has a career 52.7% groundball rate, which ranks 4th in the Majors since the start of his 2018 debut season (min. 600.0 IP), trailing only Dallas Keuchel (55.2%), Marcus Stroman (55.0%) and Max Fried (52.8%)…likewise, his lifetime HR/9 rate of 0.82 (60 HR in 658.2 IP) ranks 4th in the Majors since 2018 (min. 600.0 IP), trailing Jacob deGrom (0.71), Zack Wheeler (0.74) and Fried (0.76)…his groundball percentage improved last season as he posted a 53.6% clip, however he allowed 17 home runs—just 1 short of matching his career high et in 2021—for a 1.10 HR/9 rate.
He’s induced 6 double plays in 5 starts this season and has an AL-leading 82 since the start of 2018, 3 more than Seattle’s Marco Gonzales (79).
HELP WANTED: Brad went 6-13 as a starting pitcher in 2022 despite recording 11 quality starts, 2nd by a Royal to only Brady Singer’s 14…the Royals supported him with a total of 35 runs in his 22 starts, including 2 runs or fewer in 17 of his 22 starts, 1 run or fewer 12 times and no runs seven times…he finished with a franchise-low 2.57 run support average as a starter, the lowest total in the Majors among pitchers who made at least 20 starts in 2022.
This trend continued over Keller’s first 2 starts of the 2023 season, as the Royals supported him with just 3 runs in 10.1 innings (2.61 RSA), however he exited in a 10-1 lead on April 12 in Texas…his 10 runs of support in that start are equivalent to 17.9% of the total run support (56 runs) provided over 27 starts for Royals pitchers this season, as they have averaged a 3.10 RSA (46 RS in 133.2 IP) over the remaining 26 starts.
VS. MINNESOTA: He kicked off his 2023 campaign on April 2 vs. these Twins at Kauffman Stadium and suffered the loss despite allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 4.2 innings of a 7-4 Royals defeat…he’s made 12 career starts (14 appearances) against Minnesota and has posted a 3-6 record with a 3.89 ERA (30 ER in 69.1 IP)…he’s allowed just 2 earned runs or fewer in 7 of those 12 starts, including in 3 of his 5 starts at Target Field.
Keller is one of seven Royals with at least 300.0 career innings pitched against American League Central opponents, and his 3.38 ERA (115 ER in 306.0 IP) vs. the division leads the pack, ahead of teammate Zack Greinke, who has a lifetime 3.77 ERA (247 ER in 590.0 IP) vs. the AL Central.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: He’s pitched into the 6th inning in 9 of his last 11 starts on the road since last April 28, including in 2 of his 3 road starts this season in San Francisco and Texas, where he covered a combined 12.1 innings with only 2 runs allowed (1.46 ERA)…he’s won 5 of his last 7 starts away from home since June 18, 2022, with the only exceptions being last Aug. 2 at the White Sox (L) and his most recent start Monday in Arizona (ND).
MINNESOTA TWINS NOTES:
THE TWINS: Have gone 5-3 through eight games on their current 10-game homestand, going 1-2 against the Nationals last weekend, 2-1 against the Yankees this week, and 2-0 against the Royals…this afternoon, Minnesota will continue the homestand with the third of four against the Royals, then wrap the series tomorrow afternoon…after tomorrow’s game, the Twins will travel to Chicago for an off-day on Monday, then begin a six-game roadtrip with three against the White Sox from Tuesday-Thursday, then three against the Guardians next weekend…the Twins have gone 9-5 at Target Field and 7-6 on the road.
Twins have gone 5-1 in their last six games since April 23 after going 1-6 in a seven-game stretch from April 15-22.
FRESH DRIP FRIDAY…LITERALLY: The Twins beat the Royals yesterday afternoon at Target Field by a score of 8-6 after a one hour and 57 minute rain delay to start, the second rain-affected game at Target Field in 2023…Pablo López (2-2) was the starter and winner, allowing six runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out seven…the offense recorded eight hits and walked five times…Jose Miranda went 2-for-4 with his third home run of the season and third in his last three days…Jorge Polanco hit his second home run and Max Kepler hit his third…Kepler’s was his 15th career leadoff homer, third most in Twins history (since 1961).
DOUBLE OBERTIME: The Twins placed right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda on the 15-day Injured List with a right triceps strain (retroactive to April 27)…Maeda, who exited his start on Wednesday afternoon against the Yankees after 3.0-plus innings pitched, has started four games for the Twins this season, going 0-4, 9.00 ERA (16.0 IP, 16 ER), 23 hits allowed, three walks and 14 strikeouts…to replace Maeda on the 26-man roster, the Twins have recalled right-handed pitcher Bailey Ober from Triple-A St Paul…Ober, who was optioned to St. Paul on Monday, made the start for Minnesota on Sunday afternoon against the Nationals, earning the win after allowing one run on three hits in 5.2 innings pitched, with three walks and four strikeouts in a Twins 3-1 victory.
IT’S GONNA BE MAY: With two April games remaining, below are the Twins’ March/April hitting and pitching number comparisons since 2018…list excludes the 2020 pandemic season:
AVG R H 2B 3B HR BB K OBP SLG OPS
2018 .240 98 203 56 2 26 92 225 .316 .403 .718
2019 .257 141 233 58 4 50 81 190 .325 .495 .820
2021 .241 111 193 40 2 31 74 208 .311 .413 .723
2022 .227 85 154 30 1 23 76 192 .312 .377 .688
2023 .235 124 211 42 6 36 80 254 .306 .415 .722
W L S IP H R ER HR BB K ERA
2018 9 15 3 217.2 224 134 128 36 106 220 5.29
2019 17 10 10 239.0 230 124 116 32 89 226 4.37
2021 9 15 4 206.1 181 109 93 32 64 203 4.06
2022 12 9 3 185.0 152 68 65 23 64 180 3.16
2023 16 11 8 240.2 200 101 94 27 66 268 3.52
WINNESOTA: Twins have won nine-straight home games vs. KC, with their last home defeat coming on May 28, 2022…this marks the Twins longest home winning streak over the Royals… below are the Twins’ all-time home winning streaks vs. single opponents:
OPPONENT STREAK DATES
Boston………………………………………………17 ………………………………………August 4, 1964-May 7, 1966
Baltimore………………………………………….12 ……………………………………………July 5, 2018-July 2, 2022
Tampa Bay………………………………………..10 ………………………………………July 21, 2004-April 12, 2007
Kansas City………………………………………..9 ……………………………………………….May 29, 2022-present
Cleveland…………………………………………..9 ………………………………………April 10, 1963-April 28, 1964
Milwaukee………………………………………….9 ………………………………..May 25, 1986-September 5, 1987
Toronto………………………………………………9 …………………………………………..May 7, 1979-June 8, 1980
ROYALTY CHECK: The Twins and Royals are playing the sixth of 13 scheduled meetings in 2023…through five games, the Twins have gone 5-0 and outscored the Royals 26-11.
The Twins are 17-5 in their last 22 against KC since April 21, 2022, including a record of 10-2 at Target Field in that span.
POWER PLAY: The Twins have homered in a season-long 11-straight games, since April 18… since that date, they have hit 20 home runs, the most in baseball in that span.
Their current stretch is the club’s longest since May 20-June 5, 2021, when they homered in 16 straight.
After Polanco’s three-run homer yesterday, the Twins have now hit eight three-run jimmy jacks this season, the second most in baseball, trailing Texas (10)…they had 17 last season…for context, the Twins have 18 solo shots and 10 two-run homers.
SPORTIN’ A NEW POLO: Jorge Polanco has hit safely in all seven games since his return from the IL (left knee inflammation) and is hitting .367 (11-for-30) with four doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and a 1.067 OPS…his career-high hitting streak is 14, done from May 27-June 13, 2019.
Yesterday’s home run was the 100th of his career, becoming the 21st player in club history to reach the 100-home run mark (since 1961) and second this season, joining Byron Buxton on April 11…he became the second switch hitter with 100-plus HR in a Twins uniform, joining Roy Smalley (110).
WE DON’T TALK ABOUT GALLO: Joey Gallo has hit safely in five-straight games…he has seven home runs on the season and has an at- bat-per-home run ratio of 7.00, the second highest in baseball (minimum 45 plate appearances), trailing Max Muncy (6.64)…despite missing 10 games (right intercostal strain — April 11-19), he still leads the club in homers and ranks tied for third in the American League and tied for eighth in baseball.
Additionally, he leads all of baseball in slugging percentage (min. 40 PA) at .796 and ranks third in OPS (1.164).
After his Gallo’s fourth-inning triple yesterday, he now has an extra-base hit in five-straight games since April 24, tying his career-best streak previously done from June 26-July 1, 2021.
CORREA’S HEROES: The Correa Family Foundation, in partnership with Children’s Minnesota, is proud to continue their “Hero of the Month” initiative by honoring and celebrating a child who is currently in treatment at the hospital, along with their family, during each month of the 2023 season…today, Carlos is welcoming eight-year-old Dominic, who was born with a rare and severe bleeding disorder known as Hemophilia B, but whose unwavering spirit and determination are a genuine inspiration for all who know him; and, eight-year-old Colten, who was born with Von Willebrand Disease, a genetic disorder that puts him at risk of severe bleeding, but who continues to spread happiness, love and joy
STARTING PITCHER – BAILEY OBER #17
2023: 1-0, 1.59 ERA CAREER: 6-6, 3.74 ERA
Making his second start and appearance of the season with the Twins…also 33rd career start and appearance.
Facing the Royals for the first time this year and the sixth time in his career…is 0-1, 4.64 ERA (21.1 IP, 11 ER) with three walks and 22 strikeouts in five previous starts vs. Kansas City.
Selected by the Twins in the 12th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the College of Charleston.
LAST TIME OUT: Won his first major league start of 2023 on April 23 vs. Washington in the Twins 3-1 victory…went 5.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts in his first career start vs. the Nationals…marked his first MLB victory since September 27, 2022 vs. Chicago-AL…allowed his only run in the first inning on an RBI double by catcher Keibert Ruiz, then retired 13 of the final 16 batters he faced…the three walks issued tied his career high, done once before on June 30, 2021 at Chicago-AL…opposed left-hander Patrick Corbin, who took the loss… Twins left-hander Caleb Thielbar relieved Ober with two outs in the sixth inning and retired infielder CJ Abrams to end the inning.
ACROSS THE RIVER: In his four starts with Triple- A Saint Paul this year, Ober went 2-1, 2.55 ERA (17.2 IP, 5 ER) with six walks and 22 strikeouts…among Saints pitchers, ranks second (among qualifying pitchers) in strikeouts…in his last start on April 18, Ober earned the win in the Saints’ 6-0 victory against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after pitching 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, walking one batter and fanning six.
OBER VS. KANSAS CITY: Today is Ober’s sixth career start against the Royals, having faced Kansas City twice in 2021 and three times in 2022…is seeking his first win vs. the Royals after going 0-1 with a 4.64 ERA (21.1 IP, 11 ER), three walks and 22 strikeouts in his five previous starts…his five starts against Kansas City are the second most against any opponent in his career and his 9.28 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings ratio vs. the Royals is the third best vs. opponents against which he has pitched at least 10.0 innings.
Last faced Kansas City on September 21, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium, taking the loss in a 5-2 Twins defeat…pitched 5.0 innings with three runs and seven hit allowed, one walk and three strikeouts.
ON TARGET: Since 2022, Ober has gone 3-0, 3.03 ERA (29.2 IP, 10 ER) with nine walks and 32 strike- outs in six home starts…on the road, Ober is 0-3, 3.09 ERA (32.0 IP, 11 ER) with five walks and 23 strikeouts in six starts since the beginning of last season.
Ober is 5-1, 3.71 ERA (77.2 IP, 32 ER) with 20 walks and 81 strikeouts in 16 career starts at home…Twins went 11-5 in his home starts…tied for third with Mudcat Grant for the least earned runs allowed in their first 16 home starts with the Twins (min. 75.0 IP), trailing Sonny Gray (21) and Scott Erickson (31).
LEFT AND RIGHT: Right-handed hitters batted just .100 (1-for-10) with three strikeouts against Ober in his first start vs. Washington on April 23…left-handed hitters batted .250 (2-for-8) with one strikeout…Ober issued all three of his walks to left-handed hitters.
In his career, right-handed hitters are batting .220/.240/.415 with 11 doubles and 92 strikeouts against Ober…lefties are slashing .276/.342/.451 with 16 doubles and 59 strikeouts off him.
ARSENAL: In his first MLB start of the season on April 23 vs. Washington, Ober used a four-pitch mix, per
Baseball Savant…primarily relied on his four-seam fastball and slider…here’s a look at his repertoire:
PITCH (AVG. MPH) PCT. (#, vs. RHB/LHB) RESULTS
4-Seam Fastball (90.8)……44.9% (40 pitches, 10/30) ………………………… .167 (1-for-6), 1 2B, 1 K
Slider (80.8)……………………29.2% (26 pitches, 24/2) ………………………………….. .250 (2-for-8), 3 K
Changeup (83.6)……………..15.7% (14 pitches, 2/12) ………………………………………… .000 (0-for-2)
Curveball (77.9)………………..10.1% (9 pitches, 3/6) ………………………………………….. .000 (0-for-2)
