Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 19, 2008
Impressing the Opposition

So Taguchi thought Johan Santana was perfect Friday night. The rest of the Phillies lineup found out how well the lefty can pitch:

It was apparent from the very beginning that the Phillies were facing a phenomenon the likes of whom they had not yet seen. The first batter struck out, then the third, then the fourth, and the seventh, and the ninth, 10th and 11th. Eight of the first 13 Phillies at-bats ended that way, as Santana spent the early part of the evening painting both corners of the plate.

"I think mostly he was hitting his locations very well, keeping the ball down - he was hitting the corners of the plate," said Chase Utley, who went 1-for-4 and struck out twice. "I think that's what he did best."

Johan brings his K per 9 above 9.0 and now has a K/BB ratio of 7 to 1.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:53 AM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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