Well, it was heartbreaking. Two consecutive nights, the brave lost even more games on a race.
But they can launch Hurston Waldep today. It is not a lot of hyperbole to say that the beginnings with two walks of Waldrep in 2024 were an unmendent disaster. He withdrew 3 guys, walked 8 years and abandoned 3 circuits in 7 rounds, which was good enough (?) For an MPM of 16.71. The old first round choice seemed something else. 2025, however, was much better in more than 30 rounds. Although the 0.90 era is certainly not durable, it now strikes more than it works and it has been able to avoid the long ball. Again, all of this is not durable and its K level is just a little more than 7 for 9 rounds, but we can certainly work with it.
The pitch mixture has completely changed for Waldrep. Its separator has always (and continues to be) its separator, but it has brought a number of changes. He exchanged his four runners for a cutter. He abandoned his use of a cursor and increased the use of his curve ball. And there is a lead now involved. It seems to be a lot of DIY, but a game has returned to old throws (in particular the use of the curve).
Statcast information seems much better. If there is a warning, it is a connection here, it is the lack of puffs. He is currently sitting at the league average, which probably means that the K rate will check a little. In the end, this brilliant era will go up, but sometimes it just takes a little chance and a certain confidence to advance a guy. Mike Minor and Kyle Wright, both, for some recent examples, had some initial difficulties before setting up and making it work.
Waldrep is opposed is Jesus Luzardo. Luzardo’s results are a bit tilted in his career and the Waldrep season. Its ERA of 4.23 denies a 3.35 XFIP, and its figures have been maintained quite stable in recent seasons. The Lefty is still launching strong, comes out a little more than 10 for 9 rounds and continues to walk the average of the league. Its lob% fell below 70%, which probably means that the era is a little higher than what we expect from someone with their number.
His statcast supports a lot. Even at the end of the season, do not let the high era deceive you. It is always very good.
Luzardo will come to you with a combination of throws, including a sweeper and a cursor. Everything is quite hard.
Date / time of the game: Sunday August 31st19:10 PM EDT
Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Streaming: [whatever you use to watch ESPN]
Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The fan
