2014 Chris Tillman Today

Chris was around the plate most of the day. I saw a stat, somebody else throw it up here if you have it, that said he was 70% strikes. He didn't give up a walk until his final frame. Nothing to complain about there. The times he gave up the hits were when he was behind, but overall he was ok. Nothing spectacular, I'm sure he'd like to have gone deeper.

The Red Sox sure did nothing to help, fouling off a number of good pitches he made. Pedroia(big shock) was particularly troublesome. But as he has found a way to do in the past, he pitched himself out of trouble nad minimized the damage.

I'll take it.

IP 5

H 7

R 0

SO 4

BB 1

2014 ERA 1.80

Chris was around the plate most of the day. I saw a stat, somebody else throw it up here if you have it, that said he was 70% strikes. He didn't give up a walk until his final frame. Nothing to complain about there. The times he gave up the hits were when he was behind, but overall he was ok. Nothing spectacular, I'm sure he'd like to have gone deeper.

The Red Sox sure did nothing to help, fouling off a number of good pitches he made. Pedroia(big shock) was particularly troublesome. But as he has found a way to do in the past, he pitched himself out of trouble and minimized the damage.

I'll take it.

IP 5

H 7

R 0

SO 4

BB 1

2014 ERA 1.80

I'll take it, too.

Being 1-0 instead of 0-1 makes this day off A WHOLE LOT EASIER TO STOMACH.

Chris was around the plate most of the day. I saw a stat, somebody else throw it up here if you have it, that said he was 70% strikes.

He threw 71 strikes in 104 pitches which is 68.3%. By comparison, Tillman finished the 2013 season with a 64.0% strike rate and is at 62.4% for his career.

36.6% of the pitches he threw were fouled off. He is 30.3% for his career, 30.9% in 2013, and the MLB average during Tillman's major league career is 27.0%. That supports what was already pretty evident that his high pitch count was in part driven by the Red Sox' ability to foul off pitches.

Red Sox are good at driving up pitch counts no doubt.

I think Tillman needs to get better at getting some weak contact in order to keep his pitch count down. Using off speed to keep hitters off balance for instance. This is what could take him to the next level.

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Does this mean the front page is going to be flooded with multi-colored pitcher box scores?

Love the pitcher threads. Keep them coming!

Love the pitcher threads. Keep them coming!

Me too.

Way to go, SO CAL.

Love the pitcher threads. Keep them coming!

I think they are useful, rather than starting a new thread every time a guy pitches.

IP 5

H 7

R 1

SO 4

BB 1

2014 ERA 1.80

Let me give you an OFFNY vitamin supplement, buddy.

Pitches: 104 (71 Strikes, 33 Balls)

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PITCHES BY INNINGS

20 (16 Strikes, 4 Balls)

19 (12 Strikes, 7 Balls)

22 (16 Strikes, 6 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls)

25 (16 Strikes, 9 Balls)

I think they are useful, rather than starting a new thread every time a guy pitches.

Agreed.

Let me give you an OFFNY vitamin supplement, buddy.

Pitches: 104 (71 Strikes, 33 Balls)

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PITCHES BY INNINGS

20 (16 Strikes, 4 Balls)

19 (12 Strikes, 7 Balls)

22 (16 Strikes, 6 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls)

25 (16 Strikes, 9 Balls)

Thx, buddy, you are the master. Rep returned.

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DETROIT TIGERS O (APRIL 6th)

Ian Kinsler - 2B

Torii Hunter - RF

Miguel Cabrera - DH

Victor Martinez - 1B

Austin Jackson - CF

Tyler Collins - LF

Nick Castellanos - 3B

Brian Holaday -C

Andrew Romine - SS

Justin Verlander - RHP (0-0, 3.00 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

Phenomenal start from our ace today. Just what we needed. I really like him a lot.

IP 8.1

H 5

R 1

BB 1

SO 5

HR 1

Pitches 113 OFFNY will have the breakdown.

2014 ERA 1.35 That's an ace.

As I said in the other thread the is what a Ace looks like. Great Win well deserved. Go O's!

This was a great outing by Tillman.