September 20, 2021 Morning Edition: Athletics News Roundup

This is your Athletics Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of September 20, 2021.

A Look at Athletics Pitchers Last Week

Daulton Jefferies

Daulton Jefferies has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 1 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.3 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .250 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 35.5% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 61.9% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Cole Irvin

Cole Irvin has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 1.50 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 4.50 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.273 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .269 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 35.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 74.3% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Lou Trivino

Lou Trivino has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 1.59 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.71 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.357 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .227 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 34.5% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 75.7% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Deolis Guerra

Deolis Guerra has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 1.93 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 3 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 9.64 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.385 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .278 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 47.6% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 50.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Andrew Chafin

Andrew Chafin has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 2.70 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 3 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 2 saves and 0 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 8.10 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.462 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .375 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 34.1% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 70.6% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Frankie Montas

Frankie Montas has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.48 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 9.58 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.286 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .225 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 45.6% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 68.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 3.60 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.313 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .300 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 39.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 75.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

James Kaprielian

James Kaprielian has a record of 1-1 this past week and a 3.72 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 9.31 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.357 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .263 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 37.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 80.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Jake Diekman

Jake Diekman has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 6.23 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 5 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 14.54 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .188 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 28.3% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 55.9% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Sergio Romo

Sergio Romo has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 8.10 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 1 saves and 1 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .333 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 16.1% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 73.1% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Sean Manaea

Sean Manaea has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 9.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.444 BABIP this week. Hitters are .409 against Sean Manaea, which means that the contact he is attracting is still hard and he is not getting enough strikeouts to bring it down out of this danger zone. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 44.6% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 77.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

““These are the kind of games we come in, we know what we need to do,” Gomes said. It’s crazy I walked four guys and I think I threw like 75% strikes.” Yan Gomes, who homered off Ohtani on Sunday, said finding a way to come away with a win in close games like Sunday’s will be big for the A’s over their last 13 games of the regular season. “We’ve had our trouble with run one-run games here for a stretch, but that’s kind of been our strength for a while now whether it was earlier in the season or its the last couple years,” Melvin said. “These guys know how to play close games.”

Above is the summary of: A’s sweep Halos with ‘huge’ 10-inning victory… tap or click to check out the full article.

“The Long Beach, Calif., native finished the regular season with 45 extra-base hits and a .833 OPS in 110 games across two levels. Twins prospect stats » Rangers: Bubba Thompson, OF (No. Tigers prospect stats » Twins: Spencer Steer, 3B (No. It was the first game with multiple extra-base hits this season for the Georgia native.”

Above is the summary of: No. 10 prospect collects four hits… tap or click to check out the full article.

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