Rise and shine! This business man's special pits Aaron Harang against Nate Eovaldi in the finale of a three-game series between the Braves and Marlins at 12:10 p.m. ET.
According to Elias, last night's game marked the first time that opposing starting pitchers, both younger than the age of 24, each struck out more than 10 batters in a game since July 31, 1901, when Reds' 22-year old pitcher Noodles Hahn struck out 11 and the Cubs' 22-year old starter Long Tom Hughes fanned 15.
Eovaldi's 2014 pitch usage
Fourseam | Slider | Curve | Change | |||
LHH | ||||||
All Counts | 68% | 20% | 8% | 5% | ||
First Pitch | 68% | 17% | 14% | 2% | ||
Batter Ahead | 84% | 7% | 2% | 7% | ||
Even | 64% | 22% | 10% | 4% | ||
Pitcher Ahead | 60% | 26% | 10% | 3% | ||
Two Strikes | 65% | 30% | 4% | 1% | ||
RHH | ||||||
All Counts | 66% | 31% | 1% | 0% | ||
First Pitch | 70% | 27% | 3% | 0% | ||
Batter Ahead | 79% | 13% | 0% | 0% | ||
Even | 72% | 26% | 2% | 0% | ||
Pitcher Ahead | 48% | 50% | 2% | 0% | ||
Two Strikes | 59% | 40% | 2% | 0% |