Make that 21IP. Randy Wells has thrown 21IP against Houston this season without allowing an earned run, and the defense sunk the Astros in a 4-1 loss to the Cubs at Miller Park South. Let's do the thing:
Moehler: 5.1IP, 6H/1ER (3 total), 2K:0BB, 17/23 first-pitch strikes, 21/52 non-contact strikes (19 called:2 swinging)
Gervacio: 0.2IP, 2K, 2/2 FPS, 5/7 NCS (1c:4s)
Fulchino: 2IP, 2H/1ER, 1K:2BB, 6/9 FPS, 8/18 NCS (3c:5s)
I have no idea why Moehler was pulled. Ramirez was on first, Lee was on third (after Pence's error), and Moehler had struck out Fukudome. With Soriano up, Coop pulled Moehler after 80 pitches. Soriano, who was due up, was 1x2 with a single on the night coming into that at-bat, and while Moehler had allowed two singles in the 6th, he had retired eight of eleven batters (I'm counting Cubs who reached on errors as being "retired.") after giving up the homer to Milton Grouchy. Nevertheless, Gervacio came in and finished the inning, and his ERA now sits at a nice round 1.00.
Offensively...they had their chances. The Astros had a runner on base in eight innings, and even got the leadoff man on in five innings. To no avail. None of them scored. Michael Bourn got three hits, and Miguel Tejada took him off the basepaths and ended the inning, respectively, grounding out in the first inning (though, to be fair, moving Bourn over to third in the process). Blum had two hits, and Pence, Matsui, and Coste contributed the other three hits. Meaning the Astros had eight hits, and one run. Even worse, Houston was 0x7 with RISP. The Law Offices of Tejada, Berkman, and Lee were a combined 0x11.
Pitch Count Hero: Carlos Lee - 19 pitches in 4 PAs (0x4)
Pitch Count Punk: Michael Bourn (3x4) and Kaz Matsui (1x4) - 13 pitches in 4 PAs
Man of the Match: I'm giving this one to Moehler, because he deserved to at least finish the inning. Getting pulled after 5.1IP and 80 pitches was silly.
Goat of the Game: Pence is certainly deserving of the goat with the defensive error, but he got on base twice. So it goes to Miguel Tejada. He did draw a walk in the top of the 8th, and the line-out double play wasn't completely his fault. But he had Bourn on base three times in front of him three times, and was only able to move him over on a groundout once.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Matchup for G132 - Astros @ Cubs
Alright. Three games back of the Cubs. Brian Moehler versus Astro-killer Randy Wells.
Brian Moehler
Since the All-Star Break, Moehler is 2-4 in eight starts with a 5.36 ERA, and opponents hitting .305/.355/.439 against him.
Last three starts:
Moehler's pitch counts are crazy. He's only made it to 100+ pitches in one of his past seven starts.
Career vs. Chicago: 3-4 (13 games), 5.60 ERA/1.39 WHIP, 54.2IP, 31K:11BB
Career @ Wrigley: 2-0 (4 games), 3.71 ERA/1.18 WHIP, 17IP, 11K:2BB
2009 road record: 5-3 (11 starts), 4.35 ERA/1.45 WHIP, 62IP, 37K:21BB
2009 vs. Chicago: 1-2 (3 starts), 13.97 ERA/2.69 WHIP, 9.2IP, 8K:5BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .336/.381/.557, 40K:18BB
vs Lefties: .280/.343/.480, 37K:21BB
When swinging at the first pitch (62): .424/.433/.712, 9XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (283): .288/.320/.464, 50K:11BB
After First-Pitch Balls (211): .267/.367/.439, 27K:28BB
RISP: 38x125, .304/.403/.480, 16K:22BB
Runners on: 67x219, .306/.382/.484, 33K:26BB
2OwRISP: 10x53, .189/.306/.321, 10K:9BB
Randy Wells
Last three appearances:
Wait for it...
2009 vs. Houston: 1-0 (2 starts), 0.00 ERA/1.07 WHIP, 14IP, 5K:5BB
2009 @ Wrigley: 5-4 (10 starts), 3.45 WHIP/1.31 WHIP, 62.2IP, 36K:19BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .219/.267/.311, 43K:14BB
vs Lefties: .302/.362/.429, 35K:19BB
When swinging at the first pitch (61): .310/.317/.466, 5XBH (2HR)
After First-Pitch Strikes (264): .237/.277/.341, 54K:11BB
After First-Pitch Balls (193): .262/.349/.357, 24K:22BB
RISP: 25x89, .281/.323/.472, 11K:5BB
Runners on: 46x195, .236/.280/.359, 25K:10BB
2OwRISP: 34x113, .301/.360/.416, 18K:11BB
Brian Moehler
Since the All-Star Break, Moehler is 2-4 in eight starts with a 5.36 ERA, and opponents hitting .305/.355/.439 against him.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 8/15 @MIL | 5 | 10/3 | 2:2 | 13/8 | 104/62 |
| 8/22 vARI | 5.2 | 6/2 | 3:2 | 11/8 | 79/54 |
| 8/27 @StL | 6 | 6/3 | 1:1 | 13/9 | 76/50 |
Moehler's pitch counts are crazy. He's only made it to 100+ pitches in one of his past seven starts.
Career vs. Chicago: 3-4 (13 games), 5.60 ERA/1.39 WHIP, 54.2IP, 31K:11BB
Career @ Wrigley: 2-0 (4 games), 3.71 ERA/1.18 WHIP, 17IP, 11K:2BB
2009 road record: 5-3 (11 starts), 4.35 ERA/1.45 WHIP, 62IP, 37K:21BB
2009 vs. Chicago: 1-2 (3 starts), 13.97 ERA/2.69 WHIP, 9.2IP, 8K:5BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .336/.381/.557, 40K:18BB
vs Lefties: .280/.343/.480, 37K:21BB
When swinging at the first pitch (62): .424/.433/.712, 9XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (283): .288/.320/.464, 50K:11BB
After First-Pitch Balls (211): .267/.367/.439, 27K:28BB
RISP: 38x125, .304/.403/.480, 16K:22BB
Runners on: 67x219, .306/.382/.484, 33K:26BB
2OwRISP: 10x53, .189/.306/.321, 10K:9BB
Randy Wells
Last three appearances:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 8/14 vPIT | 6 | 7/2 | 3:2 | 10/10 | 86/58 |
| 8/21 @LA | 6.2 | 7/0 | 3:2 | 12/11 | 106/66 |
| 8/27 vWSH | 6.1 | 5/5 | 4:4 | 7/13 | 110/65 |
Wait for it...
2009 vs. Houston: 1-0 (2 starts), 0.00 ERA/1.07 WHIP, 14IP, 5K:5BB
2009 @ Wrigley: 5-4 (10 starts), 3.45 WHIP/1.31 WHIP, 62.2IP, 36K:19BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .219/.267/.311, 43K:14BB
vs Lefties: .302/.362/.429, 35K:19BB
When swinging at the first pitch (61): .310/.317/.466, 5XBH (2HR)
After First-Pitch Strikes (264): .237/.277/.341, 54K:11BB
After First-Pitch Balls (193): .262/.349/.357, 24K:22BB
RISP: 25x89, .281/.323/.472, 11K:5BB
Runners on: 46x195, .236/.280/.359, 25K:10BB
2OwRISP: 34x113, .301/.360/.416, 18K:11BB
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Recap for G101 - Astros @ Cubs
Like I said, all that about needing Hampton to go deep? Well, it was the Cubs who went deep on the Astros, and Hampton was in the showers early. But all that was overshadowed for us as the ball was handed off, literally and perhaps figuratively, to Bud Norris, making his major league debut. But first let's look at Hampton's piss-poor outing that led to the Cubs' 12-0 victory.
Hampton: 4IP, 8H/9ER, 1K:4BB, 2HR, 15/24 first-pitch strikes, 12/46 non-contact strikes (8 called:4 swinging).
Hampton last gave up 9ER on July 1, 2003 - also on 4IP - in a 20-1 loss to the Marlins. The first inning was brutal. Here's how it went:
Reed Johnson: single to right
Ryan Theriot: double to left
Derrek Lee: sac fly to right (1-0)
Aramis Ramirez: single to left (2-0)
Milton Bradley: walk
Alfonso Soriano: homer to left (5-0)
Jeff Baker: walk, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch
Koyie Hill: single to center (6-0)
Randy Wells: sac bunt to pitcher
Johnson: flyout to center
Recap: 1IP, 10 batters faced, 6H/6ER, 0K:2BB, 1HR, 1WP
Here's the thing for the other pitchers, oh yes, Bud Norris.
Norris: 3IP, 3H/1ER, 4K:1BB, 8/13 FPS, 14/33 NCS (8c:6s)
Norris threw 13 straight fastballs to open the game. McTaggart said his fastball touched 96, but stayed in the 94-95 range with a slider moving from 84-86mph.
Brocail, making his first appearance since ripping his hamstring from the bone in Atlanta back on May 4: 1IP, 3H/2ER, 0K:1BB.
Brocail gave up Andres Blanco's first career home run, and followed that up by allowing Micah Hoffpauir's first career triple. So we were in a giving mood.
The offense wasn't as bad as the pitching, but it wasn't much better. Randy Wells dominated the Astros, throwing 68 of his 110 pitches for strikes, and getting 25 non-contact strikes. Cubs' pitchers induced four Astros GIDPs. Kaz Matsui logged three of the Astros' six hits, and the Astros only had 2ABs with RISP. Clearly nothing happened with either at-bat.
Man of the Match: Bud Norris! Here's to a long career in the rotation...
Goat of the Game: Really? Mike Hampton and his game score of seven. Depressingly, that's not even the worst of the season - Felipe Paulino had a game score of five on July 3 against the Giants.
Hampton: 4IP, 8H/9ER, 1K:4BB, 2HR, 15/24 first-pitch strikes, 12/46 non-contact strikes (8 called:4 swinging).
Hampton last gave up 9ER on July 1, 2003 - also on 4IP - in a 20-1 loss to the Marlins. The first inning was brutal. Here's how it went:
Reed Johnson: single to right
Ryan Theriot: double to left
Derrek Lee: sac fly to right (1-0)
Aramis Ramirez: single to left (2-0)
Milton Bradley: walk
Alfonso Soriano: homer to left (5-0)
Jeff Baker: walk, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch
Koyie Hill: single to center (6-0)
Randy Wells: sac bunt to pitcher
Johnson: flyout to center
Recap: 1IP, 10 batters faced, 6H/6ER, 0K:2BB, 1HR, 1WP
Here's the thing for the other pitchers, oh yes, Bud Norris.
Norris: 3IP, 3H/1ER, 4K:1BB, 8/13 FPS, 14/33 NCS (8c:6s)
Norris threw 13 straight fastballs to open the game. McTaggart said his fastball touched 96, but stayed in the 94-95 range with a slider moving from 84-86mph.
Brocail, making his first appearance since ripping his hamstring from the bone in Atlanta back on May 4: 1IP, 3H/2ER, 0K:1BB.
Brocail gave up Andres Blanco's first career home run, and followed that up by allowing Micah Hoffpauir's first career triple. So we were in a giving mood.
The offense wasn't as bad as the pitching, but it wasn't much better. Randy Wells dominated the Astros, throwing 68 of his 110 pitches for strikes, and getting 25 non-contact strikes. Cubs' pitchers induced four Astros GIDPs. Kaz Matsui logged three of the Astros' six hits, and the Astros only had 2ABs with RISP. Clearly nothing happened with either at-bat.
Man of the Match: Bud Norris! Here's to a long career in the rotation...
Goat of the Game: Really? Mike Hampton and his game score of seven. Depressingly, that's not even the worst of the season - Felipe Paulino had a game score of five on July 3 against the Giants.
Matchup for G101 - Astros @ Cubs
Third game of the four-game set at Wrigley, and the depleted bullpen will need a rest today, and here's hoping Mike Hampton can spell the pen for a while.
Mike Hampton
It's been three starts since Hampton has thrown more than 5.2IP, so he'll need to recapture that magic today against the Cubs.
Last three starts:
Vs Chicago - 2009:
vs. CHC (career): 9-5, 3.07 ERA/1.41 WHIP, 132IP, 125H/45ER, 83K:61BB
@ Wrigley: 5-1, 3.19 ERA/1.52 WHIP, 62IP, 64H/22ER, 37K:30BB
In Day Games: 49-34, 3.85 ERA/1.40 WHIP, 755.1IP, 772H/323ER, 465K:286BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 77x263, .293/.372/.437, 36K:33BB
vs Lefties: 24x95, .253/.284/.442, 28K:5BB
When swinging at the first pitch (50): .341/.333/.659, 8XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (191): .261/.291/.406, 43K:7BB
After First-Pitch Balls (167): .291/.422/.410, 21K:31BB
RISP: 27x89, .303/.387/.494, 17K:14BB
Runners on: 43x149, .289/.377/.477, 30K:23BB
2OwRISP: 17x43, .395/.480/.698, 6K:7BB
Randy Wells
Righty Randy Wells gets the start for the Cubs today.
Last three starts:
Vs Houston - 2009:
Day Games: 3-1, 2.90 ERA/1.19 WHIP, 40.1IP, 35H/13ER, 23K:13BB
Career @ Wrigley: 3-3, 3.28 ERA/1.24 WHIP, 46.2IP, 45H/17ER, 29K:13BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 44x182, .242/.288/.341, 33K:9BB
vs Lefties: 38x141, .270/.318/.397, 26K:10BB
When swinging at the first pitch (43): .325/.333/.525, 4XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (187): .253/.283/.354, 42K:5BB
After First-Pitch Balls (121): .229/.317/.324, 17K:14BB
RISP: 17x63, .270/.300/.444, 8K:3BB
Runners on: 32x127, .252/.290/.386, 21K:6BB
2OwRISP: 10x34, .294/.368/.500, 5K:3BB
Mike Hampton
It's been three starts since Hampton has thrown more than 5.2IP, so he'll need to recapture that magic today against the Cubs.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 7/11 vWAS | 3.2 | 9/5 | 1:1 | 12/6 | 70/44 |
| 7/18 @LA | 5.2 | 5/4 | 4:2 | 9/9 | 92/56 |
| 7/24 vNYM | 5.2 | 8/4 | 7:4 | 8/8 | 101/64 |
Vs Chicago - 2009:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/6 vCHC | 5.1 | 7/3 (5 total) | 3:2 | 8/11 | 107/66 |
vs. CHC (career): 9-5, 3.07 ERA/1.41 WHIP, 132IP, 125H/45ER, 83K:61BB
@ Wrigley: 5-1, 3.19 ERA/1.52 WHIP, 62IP, 64H/22ER, 37K:30BB
In Day Games: 49-34, 3.85 ERA/1.40 WHIP, 755.1IP, 772H/323ER, 465K:286BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 77x263, .293/.372/.437, 36K:33BB
vs Lefties: 24x95, .253/.284/.442, 28K:5BB
When swinging at the first pitch (50): .341/.333/.659, 8XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (191): .261/.291/.406, 43K:7BB
After First-Pitch Balls (167): .291/.422/.410, 21K:31BB
RISP: 27x89, .303/.387/.494, 17K:14BB
Runners on: 43x149, .289/.377/.477, 30K:23BB
2OwRISP: 17x43, .395/.480/.698, 6K:7BB
Randy Wells
Righty Randy Wells gets the start for the Cubs today.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 7/12 vSTL | 7 | 7/4 | 4:3 | 10/11 | 100/59 |
| 7/18 @WAS | 5 | 7/4 | 1:1 | 6/14 | 85/53 |
| 7/24 vCIN | 6 | 7/3 | 5:1 | 8/12 | 88/54 |
Vs Houston - 2009:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/16 @HOU | 6 | 4/0 | 4:3 | 11/5 | 97/64 |
Day Games: 3-1, 2.90 ERA/1.19 WHIP, 40.1IP, 35H/13ER, 23K:13BB
Career @ Wrigley: 3-3, 3.28 ERA/1.24 WHIP, 46.2IP, 45H/17ER, 29K:13BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 44x182, .242/.288/.341, 33K:9BB
vs Lefties: 38x141, .270/.318/.397, 26K:10BB
When swinging at the first pitch (43): .325/.333/.525, 4XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (187): .253/.283/.354, 42K:5BB
After First-Pitch Balls (121): .229/.317/.324, 17K:14BB
RISP: 17x63, .270/.300/.444, 8K:3BB
Runners on: 32x127, .252/.290/.386, 21K:6BB
2OwRISP: 10x34, .294/.368/.500, 5K:3BB
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Matchup for G36 - Astros at Cubs
So in essence the Astros have another two-game series against the Cubs. Probably the last thing a hot-hitting Astros team needed was a cancellation yesterday, but we can't blame the rain on the Cubs (though their sinfulness probably had something to do with it).
Roy Oswalt
Cooper shuffled the rotation in the wake of yesterday's cancellation to keep Roy on his normal schedule.
Last three starts:
It's been an interesting May for Roy, and it all started with his one inning outing at Atlanta, a 97-minute rain delay that sent him to the showers early, and ultimately starting him three days later at Washington. In his last two starts, Roy has managed to get only nine ground balls, compared to 24 fly balls (and two line drives). That's not good, and after two homer-less appearances, he has given up four extra bases in the last two outings - but three of those were home runs.
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 20x85, .235/.305/.494, 13K:8BB
vs Lefties: 25x80, .313/.360/.475, 15K:6BB
This could cause some problems as the Cubs do have a pretty balanced lineup.
When swinging at the first pitch (24): .391/.391/.870, 3HR
After First-Pitch Strikes (96): .244/.274/.367, 17K:3BB
After First-Pitch Balls (63): .269/.397/.519, 11K:11BB
RISP: 4x25, .160/.290/.320, 6K:5BB
Runners on: 15x62, .242/.304/.532, 10K:6BB
None on: 30x103, .291/.348/.456, 18K:8BB
2OwRISP: 1x11, .091/.231/.091, 2K:2BB
0 out: .323/.364/.597, 10K:3BB
2 out: .188/.291/.354, 5K:7BB
I just don't see how Roy can't turn his season around. Aside from being fly-ball prone lately, Roy's stats look good. Is it a lack of focus with 0 out? Obviously the first pitch of the at-bat is killing Roy, maybe batters are starting to become less intimidated. And if that's the case, there's no stat that can measure that effect.
Randy Wells
26-year old rookie Randy Wells gets the start today, as a spot-start for Carlos Zambrano. He was originally slated to go yesterday, but was pushed back. He has made only one start this season so far...
Last start:
Wells only gave up one extra base hit to a Brewers team that actually took the May 8-10 series against the Cubs.
Let's do the splits vs the Brewers
vs Righties: 5x17
vs Lefties: 0x2
Swinging at first pitch: (2), 1x2
After First-Pitch Strikes (11): 3x10
After First-Pitch Balls (8): 1x7
RISP: 0x5
Runners on: 2x10
2OwRISP: 0x3
Roy Oswalt
Cooper shuffled the rotation in the wake of yesterday's cancellation to keep Roy on his normal schedule.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/2 @ATL | 1 | 0/0 | 2:1 | 0/1 | 17/9 |
| 5/5 @WAS | 5 | 4/4 | 4:2 | 4/10 | 89/55 |
| 5/10 vSD | 6 | 6/4 | 4:2 | 5/14 | 104/68 |
It's been an interesting May for Roy, and it all started with his one inning outing at Atlanta, a 97-minute rain delay that sent him to the showers early, and ultimately starting him three days later at Washington. In his last two starts, Roy has managed to get only nine ground balls, compared to 24 fly balls (and two line drives). That's not good, and after two homer-less appearances, he has given up four extra bases in the last two outings - but three of those were home runs.
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 20x85, .235/.305/.494, 13K:8BB
vs Lefties: 25x80, .313/.360/.475, 15K:6BB
This could cause some problems as the Cubs do have a pretty balanced lineup.
When swinging at the first pitch (24): .391/.391/.870, 3HR
After First-Pitch Strikes (96): .244/.274/.367, 17K:3BB
After First-Pitch Balls (63): .269/.397/.519, 11K:11BB
RISP: 4x25, .160/.290/.320, 6K:5BB
Runners on: 15x62, .242/.304/.532, 10K:6BB
None on: 30x103, .291/.348/.456, 18K:8BB
2OwRISP: 1x11, .091/.231/.091, 2K:2BB
0 out: .323/.364/.597, 10K:3BB
2 out: .188/.291/.354, 5K:7BB
I just don't see how Roy can't turn his season around. Aside from being fly-ball prone lately, Roy's stats look good. Is it a lack of focus with 0 out? Obviously the first pitch of the at-bat is killing Roy, maybe batters are starting to become less intimidated. And if that's the case, there's no stat that can measure that effect.
Randy Wells
26-year old rookie Randy Wells gets the start today, as a spot-start for Carlos Zambrano. He was originally slated to go yesterday, but was pushed back. He has made only one start this season so far...
Last start:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 5/8 @MIL | 5 | 5/0 | 5:2 | 8/6 | 84/51 |
Wells only gave up one extra base hit to a Brewers team that actually took the May 8-10 series against the Cubs.
Let's do the splits vs the Brewers
vs Righties: 5x17
vs Lefties: 0x2
Swinging at first pitch: (2), 1x2
After First-Pitch Strikes (11): 3x10
After First-Pitch Balls (8): 1x7
RISP: 0x5
Runners on: 2x10
2OwRISP: 0x3
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