Baseball Chatter 05/25

Cardinals pitchers have three earned runs and a .72 ERA over their last 37 ⅓ innings – seven earned runs with a 1.25 ERA over their last 50 innings and have allowed only 67 hits over the past 104 1/3 innings. That is 5.78 hits per nine innings.

Baseball Chatter 05/16

Mike Trout became the first Angel to homer in four straight games since 2012. Yulieski Gurriel hit a line drive 383 feet with an exit velocity of 108.5 mph to get the Astros’ first four runs last night. It was his second-hardest hit in the majors.

Baseball Chatter 05/17

Shawn Kelley has given up six home runs and the Nationals bullpen has given up 21 home runs.

Dusty Baker said his team has to be patient with the process of fixing the bullpen considering teams are mostly still in contention and are unwilling to trade. They should have picked up a closer before the season, just sayin.

Baseball Chatter 05/10

Antonio Senzatela threw his fifth quality start in seven total games started in the majors. He has a 3.12 ERA in four starts at home in Coors Field and is 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA overall. The downside is that he rarely strikes batters out, 4.91 K/9. David Price threw around 60 pitches in a simulated session yesterday, and is scheduled to throw a light bullpen session tomorrow. He could begin a rehab assignment after one more sim game