August 31, 2016

Unexpected Starts

Adam Morgan and Ricky Nolasco usually show up on the daily Beat the Streak picks as pitchers batters are likely to hit. Wednesday evening, however, both pitched well. Morgan allowed the Nationals three hits in in 6 2/3 innings, the home run, double, and single generated two runs. That was enough for Washington to win the game 2-1. Morgan came out of the game lowering the batting average against him to .307.

Nolasco went the distance for the Angels, throwing a four-hit shutout against the Reds. Thanks to no walks and a double play, Nolasco faced just three batters above the minimum. He lowered his BA allowed to .281. Neither pitcher walks many batters, which is a reason there is a high probability of getting a hit against them.

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