The Cleveland Indians are pretty hot right now -- historically hot, even. They'll also be sending former AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber to the mound tonight, and he's pitched two complete game shutouts in his last three outings. So yeah, this seems like a terrific time for the Braves to run into Cleveland, right?
The games still have to be played, so the Braves have no choice but to send their players out there and give it their all against some staunch competition. Matt Wisler will be the starting pitcher for the Braves tonight, and while he hasn't been excellent as of late, he's got the potential to pull a lovely performance out of his hat, so we'll see what happens tonight. Let's hope for the best, everybody.
Here are the lineups:
And here's further data on Corey Kluber:
Pitch Outcomes - from 01/01/2016 to 01/01/2017
Pitch Type | Count | Ball | Strike | Swing | Foul | Whiffs | BIP | GB | LD | FB | PU | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourseam | 340 | 37.94% | 23.53% | 46.76% | 22.06% | 9.12% | 15.88% | 6.47% | 4.41% | 4.12% | 0.88% | 0.59% |
Sinker | 528 | 37.31% | 30.11% | 38.07% | 13.26% | 6.06% | 18.75% | 9.47% | 5.11% | 3.60% | 0.57% | 0.95% |
Change | 103 | 36.89% | 30.10% | 55.34% | 13.59% | 23.30% | 19.42% | 10.68% | 2.91% | 3.88% | 1.94% | 0.97% |
Slider | 248 | 32.26% | 37.90% | 54.44% | 14.52% | 25.40% | 14.52% | 7.26% | 3.23% | 4.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Cutter | 358 | 25.70% | 31.01% | 57.54% | 19.27% | 15.36% | 23.74% | 11.73% | 5.31% | 4.75% | 1.96% | 0.28% |
Trajectory and Movement - from 01/01/2016 to 01/01/2017
Pitch Type | Count | Freq | Velo (mph) | pfx HMov (in.) | pfx VMov (in.) | H. Rel (ft.) | V. Rel (ft.) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourseam | 340 | 21.56% | 93.18 | -3.05 | 8.72 | -1.87 | 5.59 |
Sinker | 528 | 33.48% | 93.17 | -7.26 | 6.16 | -1.86 | 5.59 |
Change | 103 | 6.53% | 86.64 | -6.49 | 3.71 | -1.86 | 5.56 |
Slider | 248 | 15.73% | 84.32 | 9.04 | -0.46 | -1.74 | 5.60 |
Cutter | 358 | 22.70% | 89.55 | 2.26 | 3.09 | -1.82 | 5.60 |