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:
Age | Yr | IP/GS | P/PA | P/IP | HR/9 |
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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!