11-03-2022, 03:55 PM
From Stark’s Weird & Wild column in Athletic regarding last night’s game:
“Cristian Javier: He’s Mr. Unhittable!
Over his last six starts, he’s allowed a total of seven hits! Let’s put that in perspective. The ace-type pitcher he faced Wednesday night, Aaron Nola, allowed seven hits in this game — and only faced 20 hitters.
Batting average of the unfortunate hitters who have faced this man in those seven starts: .067! Yep, you read that right. Over those six starts (but not counting relief appearances), opposing hitters have gone 7 for 105 against Javier. Seriously. That’s 7 for 105! The Rockies’ Antonio Senzatela owns a lifetime batting average of .067. He’s a pitcher. So Cristian Javier has turned this entire sport into one gigantic Antonio Senzatela.”
That’s unbelievable
And Verlander is pitching for Houston tonight
https://theathletic.com/3758591/2022/11/...ed_article
“Cristian Javier: He’s Mr. Unhittable!
Over his last six starts, he’s allowed a total of seven hits! Let’s put that in perspective. The ace-type pitcher he faced Wednesday night, Aaron Nola, allowed seven hits in this game — and only faced 20 hitters.
Batting average of the unfortunate hitters who have faced this man in those seven starts: .067! Yep, you read that right. Over those six starts (but not counting relief appearances), opposing hitters have gone 7 for 105 against Javier. Seriously. That’s 7 for 105! The Rockies’ Antonio Senzatela owns a lifetime batting average of .067. He’s a pitcher. So Cristian Javier has turned this entire sport into one gigantic Antonio Senzatela.”
That’s unbelievable
And Verlander is pitching for Houston tonight
https://theathletic.com/3758591/2022/11/...ed_article