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msudogs
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Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds
German Marquez (9-5, 4.99 ERA) vs. Luis Castillo (9-3, 2.36 ERA)
Rockies Moneyline: +124
Reds Moneyline: -134
Over/Under: 8.5
First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET
A simple glance at these two pitchers’ stats suggest that Luis Castillo is a way better pitcher than German Marquez. Marquez is pushing an ERA of 5, while Castillo is below half of that at just 2.36. Let’s delve deeper, though. Keep in mind Marquez has to pitch half his games on the moon, where his ERA is over 7.
Marquez: 4.99 ERA, 8.74 K/9, 1.97 BB/9, 50.8% GB%, .311 BABIP, 4.04 FIP, 3.65 xFIP
Castillo: 2.36 ERA, 10.53 K/9, 4.35 BB/9, 56.1% GB%, .237 BABIP, 3.73 FIP, 3.74 xFIP
Castillo has been getting quite lucky when it comes to batted balls, as his BABIP is just .237. That’s super low for anyone, but absurdly low for a ground-ball pitcher. Of nearly 1,500 individual seasons since 2002, just two pitchers with a GB% over 50% have had a lower BABIP than .237: Derek Lowe (.235) in 2002 and Trevor Cahill (.236) in 2010. Quite frankly, Castillo is getting lucky and should see some regression over the final two months of the season.
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07-26-19 11:40 PM |
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