2018 Kevin Gausman

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Grt 2BA FL Gator said:

I am a bit concerned. The guy’s FB, according to pitch FX, is 2-3 ticks below normal after 3 games now. Looks like he’s sitting 92 when he usually sits 95

Has been all year.

I'm going with shoulder tendonitis.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

12 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Has been all year.

I'm going with shoulder tendonitis.

I hope it’s something minor (duh I guess). Tillman, bundy now Gausman. He really hasn’t had a stretch like this in his career of velocity this low. 

[Moose Milligan]

Looked pretty good tonight.  

[OFFNY]

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In Gasuman's previous outing, 87% of the outs that he recorded (13 out of 15) came via the Groundout and the Strikeout.

In today's outing, 61% of the outs that he recorded (11 out of 18) came via the Groundout and the Strikeout.

In his last 2 outings combined, 73% of the outs that Gausman recorded (24 out of 33) came via the Groundout and the Strikeout.

 

 

18 OUTS: ) 7 Strikeouts, 4 Groundouts, 3 Lineouts, 2 Foulouts, 2 Flyouts,

 

K.J. GAUSMAN )))))))) (vs. BLUE JAYS, 4/11)

IP:lll6

H:llll 6) l(1 Home Run, 1 Double, 4 Singles)

R:lll  3

BB:l.3

SO:ll7

Pitches: l) 106 )(68)Strikes, )38)Balls)

2018 ERA: l) 6.60  )  15.00 IP  (11 ER H/BB) 

2018 WHIP: l) 1.600  )  15.00 IP  (24 H/BB) 

2018 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l) .286 )l (18 for 63)

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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26 ll(15 llStrikes, ll11 llllBalls)

10 lll(91 llStrikes, llll11 lllBalls)

12 lll(71 llStrikes, lll51 lllBalls)

12 lll(71ll.Strikes, llll51 ll.Balls)

18 lll(11ll.Strikes, llll71 ll.Balls)

28 lll(19lllStrikes, llll91 lllBalls)

 

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[VaBird1]

9 hours ago, Grt 2BA FL Gator said:

I hope it’s something minor (duh I guess). Tillman, bundy now Gausman. He really hasn’t had a stretch like this in his career of velocity this low. 

Maybe he is throwing fewer four seamers?  I was also thinking the same thing.

[Frobby]

I thought Gausman was OK yesterday.    For me, the biggest irritant was the two walks he allowed that pushed runners into scoring position, and then of course they scored.   And, twice after the O’s scored runs, he allowed a run the next half inning.   His propensity for that drives me nuts. But his split changeup was very good and he got a lot of swings and misses (6 on that pitch and 14 overall).     He’s gotten better each time out and hopefully that continues.      

[OFFNY]

o

 

In the 4th inning, Gausman hit 93.7 MPH, 93.4 MPH, and 93.2 MPH on 3 different pitches (all 4-seams fastballs.)

His fastest pitch of the day was a 95.8 MPH 4-seam fastball, thrown on the final pitch of the 5th inning.

In the 1st inning, those 4-seam fastballs were being thrown between 90.4 MPH and 92.7 MPH.

So he appeared to be throwing harder as the game progressed. 

 

The 2 solo home runs that he ceded came off of a 90.8 MPH fastball in the 3rd inning (Jeimer Candelario), and a 78.2 MPH slider in the 6th inning (Miguel Cabrera.)

 

 

18 OUTS: ) 5 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 4 Strikeouts, 4 Flyouts, 2 Popouts,  1 Foulout, 1 Lineout

 

K.J. GAUSMAN )))))))) (vs. TIGERS, 4/18)

IP:llll6 - PLUS

H:lllll 9) l(2 Home Runs, 1 Double, 6 Singles)

R:llll  2

BB:lll0

SO:lll4

Pitches: l) 97 )(64)Strikes, )33)Balls)

2018 ERA: l) 5.57  )  21.00 IP  (13 ER H/BB) 

2018 WHIP: l) 1.571  )  21.00 IP  (33 H/BB) 

2018 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l) .303 )l (27 for 89)

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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19 lll(12 llStrikes, ll7 lllBalls)

15 lll(10 llStrikes, ll5 llllBalls)

11 llll(61 lStrikes, lll5 lllBalls)

13 llll(10 llStrikes, ll3 lllBalls)

12 llll(81 llStrikes, lll4 lllBalls)

18 llll(12 llStrikes, lll6 lllBalls)

91 llll(61 llStrikes, lll3 lllBalls) ) *

 

* )) Gausman did not record any outs before departing in the 7th inning.

 

o

[OFFNY]

o

 

In the first 3 innings, Gausman was consistently hitting 93 MPH and 94 MPH.

In the 4th inning, he hit 95.1 MPH and 96.2 MPH respectively on the final 2 pitches of the inning.

In the 6th inning, he hit 96.9, 96 MPH, and 95.7 MPH on 3 out of the final 4 pitches of the inning.

In the 7th inning, he was consistently hitting 95 and 94 MPH to the final 2 batters that he faced. 

In the 8th inning, he hit 96.4 MPH on his final pitch of the game.

 

 

24 OUTS: ) 8 Groundouts, 7 Strikeouts, 4 Flyout,  4 Lineout, 1 Popout

 

K.J. GAUSMAN )))))))) (vs. INDIANS, 4/23)

IP:llll8

H:lllll 4) l(0 Single)

R:llll  2

BB:lll1

SO:lll7

Pitches: l) 107 )(75)Strikes, )32)Balls)

2018 ERA: l) 4.66  )  29.00 IP  (15 ER H/BB) 

2018 WHIP: l) 1.310  )  29.00 IP  (38 H/BB) 

2018 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l) .265 )l (31 for 117)

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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22 lll(15 llStrikes, ll7 lllBalls)

14 lll(10 llStrikes, ll4 llllBalls)

14 llll(81 lStrikes, lll6 lllBalls)

14 llll(81 lStrikes, lll6 lllBalls)

81 llll(81 llStrikes, lll0 lllBalls)

17 llll(11 llStrikes, lll6 lllBalls)

91 lll(91 llStrikes, lll0 lllBalls)

91 llll(61 llStrikes, lll3 lllBalls)

 

o

[sportsfan8703]

Impressive outing by Gausman. We just can’t catch a break right now. 

[Frobby]

I guess the velociraptors will relax now.    Great game from Gausman tonight.    Just keep doing that and eventually we’ll win a game....right?

[Nevermore]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I guess the velociraptors will relax now.    Great game from Gausman tonight.    Just keep doing that and eventually we’ll win a game....right?

He pitched so well. And all he got was a big L next to his name.?

[Frobby]

10 hours ago, Nevermore said:

He pitched so well. And all he got was a big L next to his name.?

Well, at least he is pitching well.    Excluding his first start he has a 3.24 ERA in his last four outings.   Hopefully he’ll continue to do that.  

[SurhoffRules]

14 hours ago, OFFNY said:

In the first 3 innings, Gausman was consistently hitting 93 MPH and 94 MPH....In the 8th inning, he hit 96.4 MPH on his final pitch of the game.o

The general trend has been positive.  From pitchf/x he's carried the following average fastballs.  For reference his average FB since coming up has been 96.83, 95.91, 96.47, 95.91, and 95.37.  Nice that he's picking up steam, but still interesting considering he's never had a velocity dip to start a season.

MIN@BAL (4/1/18)	92.71
BAL@NYA (4/6/18)	93.38
TOR@BAL (4/11/18)	92.28
BAL@DET (4/18/18)	93.39
CLE@BAL (4/23/18)	94.48

 

[weams]

 

[Il BuonO]

Has anyone else noticed the drop in velocity? Is it the cold? Last year, even early he was touching 98-100, this year he touches 95. But I do think his command is better.

Ha! I need to read a few posts before I ask my opening question.