2014 Wei-Yin Chen Today

[25 Nuggets]

Who is Logan Forsythe and why is he batting third?

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WEI-YIN CHEN O (vs. D-RAYS, 4/14)

IP:. 6.33

H:o 5 (1 Double, 4 Singles)

R:O 1

BB: 2

SO: 4

Pitches: 99 (57 Strikes, 42 Balls)

2014 ERA: 4.76

PITCHES BY INNING

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91 (41 Strikes, 51 Balls)

11 (81 Strikes, 31 Balls)

12 (71 Strikes, 51 Balls)

17 (81 Strikes, 91 Balls)

15 (11 Strikes, 41 Balls)

24 (13 Strikes, 11 Balls)

11 (61 Strikes, 51 Balls) *

* Chen recorded 1 out in the 7th inning before departing.

[Frobby]

Classic Chen start. He sailed through 5 IP, began to struggle a little in the 6th, ran out of gas in the 7th. But I'll take 6.1 IP, 1 R any day!

[Il BuonO]

Classic Chen start. He sailed through 5 IP, began to struggle a little in the 6th, ran out of gas in the 7th. But I'll take 6.1 IP, 1 R any day!

Much better with the breaking stuff and location of the FB early on tonight.

[25 Nuggets]

D'you guys get the feeling that maybe Chen and Norris should switch spots in the rotation? Bud looks like a guy who'll go deeper with regularity and Chen might use some extra days off.

[JayThomas]

Not so encouraging on the breaking stuff ... it didn't. He came up with a lot of outs on swing and miss fastballs - some not strikes. The braking balls still didn't look like they broke.

[CA-ORIOLE]

I thought they were going to kill him in that first inning. He settled down nicely though.

[scOtt]

The difference is his fastball location, period. When he spots it, he's great. The ground balls tonight!

Extremely encouraging to see Chen pitch like he is capable of pitching. Extremely encouraging.

Had a killer curve tonight too!

[scOtt]

Not so encouraging on the breaking stuff ... it didn't. He came up with a lot of outs on swing and miss fastballs - some not strikes. The braking balls still didn't look like they broke.

I disagree...

Not that he didn't get a lot of swings and misses on FBs, but dropped some filthy curves in too.

[JayThomas]

I disagree...

Not that he didn't get a lot of swings and misses on FBs, but dropped some filthy curves in too.

I missed them ... but then I didn't get in until the 4th inning.

[Frobby]

Buck was honest in the presser. Chen was fortunate tonight. A lot of hard hit balls right at people.

Yes he was fine, but to call that overpowering would be a reach. Still I'll take it every time. He was

a lot better than the other two starts too.

Yes, Buck did say that, and Chen also pointed out that the defense had a great game behind him. Some posters previously suggested that Chen had been a bit "unlucky" the first two games (.545 and .400 BABIP), so maybe the "luck" went the other way a bit this time, though 5 hits on 14 batted balls is still a healthy .357.

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Wei-Yin Chen has a high E.R.A. (4.91), and a high W.H.I.P. (1.591), but he also has 17 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched so far this season.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS O (APRIL 26th)

Nori Aoki - RF

Omar Infante - 2B

Eric Hosmer - 1B

Billy Butler - DH

Alex Gordon - LF

Salvador Perez - C

Danny Valencia - 3B

Justin Maxwell - CF

Alcides Escobar - SS

Jeremy Guthrie - RHP (2-1, 4.68 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

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WEI-YIN CHEN O (vs. ROYALS, 4/26)

IP:. 7

H:o 9 (2 Doubles, 7 Singles)

R:O 2

BB: 2 *

SO: 6

Pitches: 102 (64 Strikes, 38 Balls) ** 98 (64 Strikes, 34 Balls)

2014 ERA: 4.34

* One of the Walks was Intentional

** Minus the Intentional Walk

PITCHES BY INNING

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71 (51 Strikes, 2 Balls)

14 (10 Strikes, 4 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls) *** 14 (11 Strikes, 3 Balls)

14 (91 Strikes, 5 Balls)

10 (61 Strikes, 4 Balls)

20 (12 Strikes, 8 Balls)

19 (11 Strikes, 8 Balls)

*** Minus the Intentional Walk

[LookitsPuck]

Chen pitched wonderfully. A lot of tough luck in this game.

[ShaneDawg85]

I never can understand some of the crap that Chen gets from some fans. Sure, he tires out and you'd like to see him finish the 7th after looking so good most of the game. But, he keeps you in games more often than not, which is what you'd hope for from a mid-rotation, average major league starter. Tonight was one of those games, and if he has games like those the majority of the time, I know I'll be a happy man.