Justin Nicolino takes newly minted multi-millionaire Stephen Strasburg as the Marlins continue their series with the Nationals in game one of a double header. Nicolino owns a 2.79 ERA in his three starts, thanks to one home run and six walks allowed in 19 1/3 innings. He only struck out three batters, however, so we’ll see if the high number of balls in play will eventually hurt him. Strasburg makes his first start since signing a new long-term deal. Note how close Strasburg and Max Scherzer are in terms of three-true outcomes since the start of the 2012 season, when Strasburg pitched his first full year after Tommy John surgery. The big difference was stamina, as Scherzer was able to go deeper in games.
The Pirates try to get a win against the Cubs. It will be a tough battle as Jeff Locke tries to beat Jake Arrieta. Locke’s control is off this season, going from 3.2 walks per 9 IP in 2015 to 5.2 this season. Arrieta’s undefeated streak now stands at 20 starts. It’s tough to pick the most impressive stat in that time period. It might be his 0.76 ERA. It might be that all three home runs against him were solo shots. It might be that he only allowed 24 extra bases on hits, less than the number of batters he walked. He’s holding #1 hitters to a .221 OBP, and #3 hitters to a .321 slugging percentage. He only faced a batter 40 times when he was trailing.
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