IGD: Padres @ Cubs (16 Jun 07)

Game #67
time: 10:05 a.m. PT
tv: 4SD
sp: Chris Young (6-3, 2.34) vs Carlos Zambrano (7-5, 4.89)
pre: Padres.com, SI.com

Don’t look now, but Chris Young is becoming more efficient with his pitches and working deeper into games. The home run rate is just an added bonus:

Chris Young, Now More Efficient Than Ever
Age Yr IP/GS P/PA P/IP HR/9
Stats are through games of June 15, 2007, and are courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
26 05 5.31 4.08 17.33 1.04
27 06 5.78 4.11 16.86 1.41
28 07 6.21 3.96 16.34 0.33

Young still could work a little more efficiently, but this is a big improvement on last season. He’s getting one more out a start without exerting any extra effort. Is this the influence of Greg Maddux or just a young pitcher maturing? Doesn’t really matter, does it. Go Padres!

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