This is your Mariners Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of July 19, 2021.
A Look at Mariners Pitchers Last Week
Chris Flexen
Chris Flexen has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 1.29 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 2.57 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.217 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .231 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 21.1% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 78.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Hector Santiago
Hector Santiago has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 3.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.111 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .182 against him this past week. He has a chase rate of 52.4% and it happens to be high, which means he has done a great job of fooling hitters into chasing pitches out of strike zone. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are in the strike zone 75.0% of the time.
Logan Gilbert
Logan Gilbert has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 3.38 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 15.19 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has been a strong strikeout pitcher this week and he yielded a 0.364 BABIP. Hitters are hitting .200 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 31.5% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 75.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Keynan Middleton
Keynan Middleton has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.86 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 2 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 3.86 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.4 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .364 against him this past week. He has a chase rate of 66.7% and it happens to be high, which means he has done a great job of fooling hitters into chasing pitches out of strike zone. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are in the strike zone 78.9% of the time.
Anthony Misiewicz
Anthony Misiewicz has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.86 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 3 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 15.43 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has been a strong strikeout pitcher this week, but when hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.5 rate and this is too high. Hitters are hitting .300 against him this past week.He has a chase rate of 55.6% and it happens to be high, which means he has done a great job of fooling hitters into chasing pitches out of strike zone. He has a strike zone swing rate of 100.0% and it happens to be high, which means hitters are swinging at pitches in the stirke zone.
Rafael Montero
Rafael Montero has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 12.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 2 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. When hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.583 rate and this is too high. Hitters are .438 against Rafael Montero, which is not a good thing either and it would indicate that if he could not get a strikeout, he was very hittable. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 46.9% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 84.6% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Yusei Kikuchi
Yusei Kikuchi has a record of 0-1 this past week and a 12.60 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.60 strikeouts per 9 innings. When hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.467 rate and this is too high. Hitters are hitting .375 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 43.5% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 81.1% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“And for the Mariners, whose rotation is so banged up that they don’t even know who will start Wednesday in Denver, the guarantee of Gilbert every fifth day will be a huge catalyst in whether or not they remain in the postseason hunt in the final 11 weeks of the season. Gilbert overpowered the Angels with his four-seam fastball, hitting 97 mph 11 times and averaging 95.8 mph. I put him on base, but we knew what we could do with the next guy.” Gilbert was charged with two earned runs on Sunday, which represented two of his final three batters. No team has won at least 10 straight games behind a single starting pitcher since 2019, when the Astros won Gerrit Cole’s final 13 and the Yankees won James Paxton’s final 11.”
“The club is still actively testing the rest of its roster, but Servais said that in terms of contact tracing, those who were physically closest to Fraley on the team charter and in recent days are fully vaccinated. “Yes, we do have more guys that are vaccinated, but it’s a concern,” Servais said on the state of the roster compared to then. With what’s going on around the league, it’s certainly affected other clubs; players coming back after the All-Star break and having an exposure. From a competitive standpoint, losing Fraley sets the Mariners back even further as the club is already down one roster spot due to Héctor Santiago’s 10-game suspension for using an illegal grip-enhancing agent.”
“Gameday » June 30: Returns to earth in second Double-A game A night after recording a multi-hit game in his Double-A debut, Julio Rodríguez struggled at the plate, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Gameday » July 2: Reaches base four times in Game 2 of DH Julio Rodríguez seems to have no problem with Double-A. “It’s fun.” July 9: Another rare hitless night Julio Rodríguez went hitless for the second game in a row, a first for him at the Double-A level. Gameday » July 2: Smashes go-ahead three-run homer for first in Double-A Double-A Central pitchers, meet Julio Rodríguez.”
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