
Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Post CG letdown.
Pitchers don't throw 9 innings anymore. Used to be common. Now it's extremely rare.
Seth Lugo, having a dream season, threw 9 on July 21 against the hapless White Sox. It was a good game, and it took him 103 pitches to complete.
However, I have seen the phenomenon where pitchers who throw CG then have a subpar start next time out, presumably due to fatigue.
Seth Lugo also has never thrown more than 146.3 innings in a season. What's his inning count now? 136. Also, despite his eye-popping overall numbers, he gave up 5 ER and 10 H two starts ago, and has given up 4-5 ER three times since early June.
I'll go with Shota Imanaga on this one, who just pitched two great games against Baltimore and Arizona.
Cubs (Imanaga) +121 at Kansas City (Lugo)
Warning: Sharps are on the other side of this one, for the most part.