A Thread For Starting Pitchers That Are Doing Really Well

Welp.

Bumgarner thru 7 vs Rockies

perfect afaik

oops

well that was fun while it lasted.

went 0-2 on 16 of (his first) 25 batters

was watching erin brockovich with a friend so I missed the whole thing. bad timing.

is that a euphemism

I wish, mookie, I wish.

98 game score (second-best of the year)
103 pitches, 80 strikes
24-for-28 first-pitch strikes
17-for-28 going up 0-2
13 strikeouts, 12 of them swinging
one three-ball count: went ahead 0-2, threw three balls, struck him out

solid performance

He's also been way better on the road than at home, so this is welcomed.

yusmiero petit

he's allowed 2 hits and a run in 3 innings

well, that was after setting a major league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters

of course the guy to break the streak was the opposing pitcher

This came out of nowhere.

that tot went past me

BP podcast guys call that a "hidden perfect game"

Seems kind of weird to compare what Petit did as a reliever to what Buehrle did as a starter but what do I know.

well obviously buehrle didn't do it all in one game either

petit was probably better rested for more of his batters, and buehrle's opponents were probably better-prepared for him -- more video, seeing him a couple times in the game -- but doing it over the course of seven games means petit succeeded on the road, at home, against different teams and hitters, on days his stuff was good and days it wasn't, etc.

anyway they're both pretty impressive, even in an era in which everyone is constantly striking out

well obviously buehrle didn't do it all in one game either

LOL it took him a whole two games, one of which was a perfect game, what a slacker.

I think it illustrates the degree to which such runs are random events

Peavy has 2 innings to go for the no-hitter, spectacular double play started by Crawford saved the 7th. Pitch count 99.

what a play.

awe

Sad but the pitch count was getting unsustainable.

had no idea the peave had anywhere near 2000 K's

only 33, just watch him stick around and hit 3000

Papelbon an out away from completing a combined no-hitter.

wow Hamels threw 6 of those inning - 5 walks, 108 pitches.

any other teams that pitched a no-hitter and were no-hit in the same season?

yes, at least once in consecutive games

seems awfully unlikely, but alex cobb is through six in the bronx

dang

arrieta through seven, 78 pitches

:(

97 game score, third-best of the season

yeah, excellent start, hit or no hit. thought Sczur was going to pull some Mr. Fantasic shit on that double

Jordan Zimmerman, no hitting through 7. good pitch count.

the lineup hes facing -

C. Yelich
D. Solano
C. McGehee
G. Jones
R. Johnson
J. Bour
J. Realmuto
A. Hechevarria
H. Alvarez

wow

that was spectacular

souza shd make the postseason roster based on just that

hilariously that'll probably give Zimmermann a well deserved Cy Young nomination

Crazy ending. And Henderson Alvarez took the loss, one year after pitching a no-hitter himself on the last day of the season!

kind of an invisible no-hitter, given all the other events. i like it.

trevor bauer, 0 hits and 5 walks through 6 innings

111 pitches already

and out.

@MLBastian
Per B-R, Bauer is 1st pitcher since at least 1914 to K at least 11 in no more than 6 IP, allowing no hits in the process.

astros, tho

this is my favourite ILB-related bookmark to see pop up

7th inning reliever seems to have allowed a walk, added 2 more strikes...

through 8!