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Online JCA-CrystalCity

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Re: The real problem with the offense is / isn't
« Reply #25 on: May 16, 2025, 10:04:46 am »
the article also points out that the Nats are 22d out of 30 teams in pitches per plate appearance, which helped Smith-Shawver keep his pitch count  down to 86 through 6 IP.

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Of the 23 batters he faced, 11 of those plate appearances ended in three pitches or less. The results of those 11 plate appearances? 1 for 10 with a single, a hit batter and an error.
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Re: The real problem with the offense is / isn't
« Reply #26 on: May 16, 2025, 10:30:08 am »
Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on May 16, 2025, 10:04:46 am
the article also points out that the Nats are 22d out of 30 teams in pitches per plate appearance, which helped Smith-Shawver keep his pitch count  down to 86 through 6 IP.

And the pitchers are 27th in P/IP.  Combined with that Darnell swing early and softly approach, it's why the opposing pitcher almost always has thrown fewer pitches than the Nat pitcher after 3 or 4 innings.
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