Can Kolek’s Pitching Mastery Silence the Brewers’ Fearsome Offense?
For the season, the Padres have been rather reliable as a club. I’m not going to tell you they are the best team in the National League or that they will win the World Series like I recommended last season before the playoffs began (and I still stand by that they were one of the better teams). What I will tell you is that it is nice to finally see this team winning some games. Last year, and the year prior, they had all the talent in the world, and virtually nothing could go right for them. The San Diego owners did a good job of opening their wallets and getting free agents, but also trading for players that could make an impact on the field. Unfortunately, prior to last year, it just didn’t do much good. Tonight the Padres send out Stephen Kolek who isn’t a big name, but has been rather reliable for the club. Kolek is 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Kolek has been a bit of a mixed bag for the club with 36.1 innings overall, and only 10.1 coming at home. On the road, Kolek has allowed three earned runs. That’s it. Four starts, three earned runs and all of them came in one game. His two home starts, 11 runs in 10.1 innings. Brewers hitters are just 2-for-8 against him.
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