How Unexpected Gore Became the Nationals’ Secret Weapon to Stay in the Hunt
The Tigers are arguably the biggest surprise in the baseball season this year. Detroit is 21 games above .500 (they could be 20 or 22 depending on what happens in Game 1), and they have dominated longer this year than any other team. The biggest issue with Detroit last season was the offense, but individual player improvements over this year have mitigated that issue from last season. Javier Baez and Spencer Torkelson both have turned in significantly better seasons, which is a huge factor in the turnaround. Riley Greene is also having probably the best season of his young career. The pitching has been solid for Detroit as well, and they get Jack Flaherty today. Flaherty is 5-9 with a 4.80 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. The WHIP, to me, indicates that ERA can probably decrease. He has been brutal on the road, allowing 24 earned runs over 35 innings. He did allow eight earned runs in just 2.1 innings in his last road start. Overall, he has just one quality start on the road, and that was a game against the White Sox. The Nationals hitters are 14-for-68 against Flaherty, with over half of those hits going for extra-bases.
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