Why Coaches Are Rethinking Offense: Should Both Starters Share the Spotlight?

Sunday brought us another 1-1 day. I suppose we should be considered a bit lucky that the Cubs pitching staff was able to keep the Brewers down because Shota Imanaga left the game with an injury. It also helped that the Brewers pitching staff shut out the Cubs offense. I feel like I’m getting some better reads on the games and feel like I’ll go on a massive tear soon. Hopefully that starts here as the Guardians take on the Nationals. 

The Guardians are once again turning into one of the best teams in baseball. Each year they get very little attention, but they keep finding ways to win, and win their division. Cleveland is currently sitting at 20-14 for the season, and although they don’t have a winning record, they are at least .500 on the road with a 9-9 standing. The thing is that even with this solid record, the Guardians are only in second place right now. Cleveland has won four of the past five games, but every one of them has been a bit of a nailbiter. The team isn’t hitting great, with just a .232 batting average. Even the pitching is a bit of a concern with a team 4.20 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. So, their record may be better than their team is performing. Luis Ortiz takes the mound for them today with a 2-3 record, 4.78 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP. He’s been very bad on the road this season, allowing 12 earned runs in 15.2 innings. The majority of those came in his first start of the season, but I still am not sure I want to fully trust him on the road. He did do well against the Pirates and Angels, two teams that hit like the Nationals. Ortiz is allowing the Nationals to hit .300 against him in 30 at-bats. 

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