Brothers at Monkeys
We have our first total of 14.5 this season! With the first two games of the series resulting in totals of 18 (Friday) and 27 (Saturday), oddsmakers have had enough and have set the total sky high. Both bullpens are taxed heading into the last game of the week.
Brothers:
Jose De Paula (0-3, 5.12 ERA)
FiP = 5.44
ERA+ = 105.5
4th start of the season for De Paula, first against the Monkeys. Was solid in his debut and mediocre in his next two starts. On the season: 19.1 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 19 H, 4 HR, 11 ER, 19 K, 5 BB, 28 GO, 11 AO.
Brothers vs righty starters: hitting. Righty starters have a ERA vs Brothers.
Monkeys:
Weng Wei-Chun (1-1, 6.97 ERA)
FiP = 5.77
ERA+ = 71.4
3rd start of the season for Weng, first against Brothers. Looked fantastic in his debut against Guardians (7 IP, 1 ER) and horrible in his second start against Lions (3.1 IP, 7 ER). On the season: 10.1 IP, 1.55 WHIP, 13 H, 8 ER, 2 HR, 8 K, 3 BB, 17 GO, 7 AO. Last year as a rookie Weng threw 32.2 IP vs Brothers and had a 1.25 WHIP and a 5.51 ERA.
Monkeys vs lefty starters: hitting. Lefty starters have a ERA vs Monkeys.
Looks like whoever writes the previews on the league website didnt stay up after another ~5 hour game, which is why we don’t have numbers for Brothers/Monkeys vs LHP/RHP.
Guardians at Lions
Guardians: Yu Ting-Wei (1-0, 1.50 ERA).
FiP = 3.10
ERA+ = 172.3
Makes just his second start of the season. Looked very good against the Brothers on April 26: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, 6 AO, 6 GO. Last year as a rookie he pitched 25.2 IP vs Lions, 1.36 WHIP and 3.51 ERA.
Guardians vs righty starters: hitting .279. Righty starters have a 7.75 ERA vs Guardians
Lions: Shih Tzu-Chien (2-0, 4.76 ERA)
FiP = 4.99
ERA+ = 112.2
Makes his 3rd start of the season, first against Fubon. Was serviceable in both previous starts against Brothers and Monkeys. On the season, 11.1 IP, 1.15 WHIP,13 H, 2 HR, 6 ER, 7 K, 0 BB, 14 GO, 12 AO. Last year against Fubon: 34 IP, 1.35 WHIP, 5.03 ERA.
Lions vs righty starters: hitting .362. Righty starters have a 9.82 ERA vs Lions.
Lions put up a dud on Saturday after playing so well in their previous few games. Both of these teams are wildly inconsistent.
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