Is Buehler’s Road Struggle the Nationals’ Secret Weapon for an Upset?
The Red Sox are still fighting to figure out this season. They are a middling team at this point in the year. Right now, they are one game under .500 for the year, and they sit in fourth place. After a super hot start for the Yankees, they have taken some steps back, and Boston would’ve had a chance to make a run at the division. They still have some time, but they need to start making a run immediately. Make no mistake, the current record and the whole season isn’t a result of them trading away Rafael Devers. The offense has been pretty good overall, and the pitching staff’s numbers aren’t terrible. It just seems like they can’t get a consistent run to give themselves some positive success. One pitcher who has struggled this season for them is Walker Buehler. Buehler is 5-6 for the season, but has a 6.45 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. Those numbers are pretty high. The reason for those inflated numbers are due to his road performances. He has gone 30 innings and allowed 32 earned runs on the road this season. Over the past four road starts, he has allowed at least five earned runs to opponents. He has also gone more than five innings just once in his last five starts, taxing the Red Sox bullpen. Nationals hitters are 8-for-31 against Buehler in their careers.
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