Tanner Roark of the Nationals struck out 15 Twins batters in seven innings Saturday afternoon. His career strikeout rate is an okay 6.1 K per 9 IP. It was an unexpected performance.
Dellin Betances of the Yankees worked one inning in relief against the Rays and struck out two of the three batters he faced. That’s not unusual, as he has now struck out 22 of the 35 batters he faced. The opposition does well when they put the ball in play (5 for 11), but they just don’t put the ball in play that often.
Strikeouts and hits don’t always move in opposite directions. The Oakland Athletics struck out just three times against the Blue Jays, but recorded just seven hits. The Blue Jays struck out nine times but recorded 13 hits, including three home runs.
Corey Kluber struck out 10 Tigers as the Indians routed the Tigers. Since the start of 2015, Kluber owns 274 strikeouts in 249 innings, with nine starts recording 10 K or more.
Avisail García struck out twice in the White Sox win over Texas, part of an 0 for 4 day that reduced his batting average to .135. He has now struck out 18 times in 15 games. Given that he’s just 7 for 29 when not striking out, he might want to cut back on the Ks.
We’ll see what the evening brings.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/1WjpqpL
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