Wei-Yin Chen Tonight

[JohnnyK27]

Congrats on your first Big League Win, Wei Yin Chen. Here's hoping for 100 more, at least.

This ....... @ OffNY I appreciate your efforts ....Only thing is you have 2011 ERA and its 2012

[RZNJ]

He's crafty, and can spot his FB. Not impressed w/ the secondaries at all. Looks like a decent No. 4.

I thought his changeup looked very good most of the night. In fact, he might have the best changeup on the team.

[Miller192]

He's crafty, and can spot his FB. Not impressed w/ the secondaries at all. Looks like a decent No. 4.

I'm pretty impressed with his changeup but we'll see. Some of the breaking balls were a little bit ugly.

I could see him as a 3/4.

[MarylandAaron]

I thought his changeup looked very good most of the night. In fact, he might have the best changeup on the team.

I like his change up too, but imo Matusz has the best change on the team when he is throwing it well.

[OFFNY]

This ....... @ OFFNY I appreciate your efforts ....Only thing is you have 2011 ERA and its 2012.

Thanks. I keep doing that. I don't know why. I didn't do it last year. Maybe I have some kind of Steve Blass/Steve Sax/Mackey Sasser thing going on.

[RZNJ]

I like his change up too, but imo Matusz has the best change on the team when he is throwing it well.

I have trouble remembering how good it was in 2010.

[Lucky Jim]

I'm pretty impressed with his changeup but we'll see. Some of the breaking balls were a little bit ugly.

I could see him as a 3/4.

Definitely his swing-and-miss pitch. I was working and watching, so have an incomplete take. I definitely saw some poor ones late.

Pitch Statistics
Pitch Type 	Avg 	Max  	H-Brk V-Brk 	Count 	Strikes / % 	Swinging / % 	Linear Weights 	Time to Plate
FF (FourSeam )	89.54	91.9	3.63	10.84	55	36 / 65.45%	7 / 12.73% 	-0.3181	0.429
CH (Changeup)	83.18	85.4	6.99	8.13	13	8 / 61.54%	3 / 23.08% 	0.2003	0.461
SL (Slider)	81.28	83.7	-3.48	0.77	14	10 / 71.43%	2 / 14.29% 	0.0394	0.471
CU (Curveball)	71.47	74	-4.97	-6.40	9	5 / 55.56%	0 / 0.00% 	-0.3402	0.540
FT (TwoSeam )	89.21	90.2	7.00	8.55	8	5 / 62.50%	0 / 0.00% 	-0.1327	0.429

[dan-O]

When you get good starting pitching, it enables you to hang in there and beat a guy like Danks, who was cruising for awhile. If our starter coughs up 3 or 4 runs by the 5th inning, it's so much harder to come back against someone like Danks.

[Miller192]

Definitely his swing-and-miss pitch. I was working and watching, so have an incomplete take. I definitely saw some poor ones late.

Pitch Statistics
Pitch Type 	Avg 	Max  	H-Brk V-Brk 	Count 	Strikes / % 	Swinging / % 	Linear Weights 	Time to Plate
FF (FourSeam )	89.54	91.9	3.63	10.84	55	36 / 65.45%	7 / 12.73% 	-0.3181	0.429
CH (Changeup)	83.18	85.4	6.99	8.13	13	8 / 61.54%	3 / 23.08% 	0.2003	0.461
SL (Slider)	81.28	83.7	-3.48	0.77	14	10 / 71.43%	2 / 14.29% 	0.0394	0.471
CU (Curveball)	71.47	74	-4.97	-6.40	9	5 / 55.56%	0 / 0.00% 	-0.3402	0.540
FT (TwoSeam )	89.21	90.2	7.00	8.55	8	5 / 62.50%	0 / 0.00% 	-0.1327	0.429

Yeah he was a little out of sorts late.

I think they got too cute with the breaking stuff in the 6th.

[RZNJ]

Chen was solid for 5 but 5 isn't enough. Very disappointing that he gets a 3-0 lead and can't finish the next half inning.

[SilentJames]

Chen was solid for 5 but 5 isn't enough. Very disappointing that he gets a 3-0 lead and can't finish the next half inning.

It happens. He looked goos tonight. Something to build on.

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[El Gordo]

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Chen was solid for 5 but 5 isn't enough. Very disappointing that he gets a 3-0 lead and can't finish the next half inning.

He still looks better than Matusz at this point, and considering the adjustments he has to make, I'm more willing to cut him the slack, before I pass judment on him.

[OrioleParkatWrigley]

I was at the game tonight and had a good look at Chen from behind the plate. Wasn't blown away by the fastball, topping out at 91 once according to the stadium gun, but it sure looks quick next to a changeup at 70. Boy was it fun to see the Sox get way out in front a couple times.

He definitely had some command issues with the breaking ball - I feel like almost a half dozen bounced in the dirt.

By the way, was Palmer doing the broadcast tonight and did he complain about the umps again? I remember a few calls (first base ump calling a swing on a third strike, and one awful called strike for a backwards K) that got some reactions from the O's hitters. My friends and I were laughing looking back at the press box, wondering if Palmer was flipping out again. Nothing game-changing, but still some bad calls.

[Flosman]

I am willing to dismiss some of the command issues on the secondaries to the weather. I think we got a bargain in this signing.

[Todd-O]

Per britt:

@Britt_Ghiroli: Chen came out of the bathroom after his first Major League win & Ayala got him w. shaving cream, Hunter followed w. a Blue Gatorade shower.