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The Braves had to win a game Monday in Atlanta to get into the wild-card series, and now play Game 1 on the West Coast just 24 hours after an emotional doubleheader against the Mets. Mets beat ...
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal won the AL Triple Crown on Sunday, too. This is just the second time in the past century that pitchers have won the Triple Crown in both leagues in the same season.
Game 1. Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach – 8-7, 3.47 ERA in 20 starts. Mets: Tylor Megill – 4-5, 3.98 ERA in 15 games ... The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.
The Atlanta Braves have used 22 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 57 seasons in Atlanta. The 22 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 23 losses and 19 no decisions. [4] No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. [5]
Sure, the Braves scored only eight runs in four games against the Phillies last October. But Atlanta’s three starting pitchers allowed 13 runs in 19.1 innings, an ERA of 6.06.
James has noted that there are cases in which his original version of game score does not accurately reflect a pitcher's performance. [3]In a September 2003 article in Baseball Prospectus, Dayn Perry created an updated formula based on the ideas behind defense-independent pitching statistics, named Game Score 2.0.
Mel Parnell started four Opening Day games for the Red Sox, all in the 1950s. Dennis Eckersley made five consecutive Opening Day starts for Boston, 1979–1983. Roger Clemens was Boston's Opening Day starting pitcher eight times between 1988 and 1996. From 1998 through 2004, Pedro Martínez was Boston's Opening Day starting pitcher.
Sure, the Braves would love to knock out their division rivals — and vice versa — but spite is less motivating or important than, you know, getting to throw Chris Sale in Game 1 of a playoff ...