Game Recap: Royals 14, Twins 5

[Otto von Ballpark]

1 hour ago, mikelink45 said:

I do not know where else to post this question - I wanted to see how many inherited runners each RP has given up.  I would like to see those added to the RP ERA because their job is to stop the bleeding - this has nothing to do with this game because the bleeding in this was a major artery cut by Shoemaker and no amount of RP could save it. 

Baseball Reference has inherited runners/scored, on the detailed pitching stats page (reliever pitching table).

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2021-pitching.shtml#players_reliever_pitching::16

Name	GR	IR	IS	IS% ▼	Runr	Empt
Derek Law	5	6	6	100%	3	2
Shaun Anderson	4	2	2	100%	1	3
Alex Colome	22	1	1	100%	3	19
Tyler Duffey	22	11	9	82%	7	15
Caleb Thielbar (10-day IL)*	20	13	10	77%	7	13
Cody Stashak (40-man)	15	9	6	67%	6	9
Taylor Rogers*	20	9	5	56%	5	15
League Average				36%
Jorge Alcala	22	10	3	30%	7	15
Hansel Robles	25	4	1	25%	5	20
Devin Smeltzer (10-day IL)*	1	2	0	0%	1	0
Willians Astudillo	3	0	0		0	3
Randy Dobnak	7	0	0		1	6
Luke Farrell	7	0	0		0	7
Juan Minaya	4	0	0		0	4
Lewis Thorpe (40-man)*	1	0	0		0	1
Brandon Waddell*	4	0	0		1	3
TOTAL		67	43	64%

"GR" is just games in relief, while "Runr" is the number of games entered with runners on, and "Empt" is entered with bases empty.

38 of these inherited runners were put on base by the starting pitcher, and 24 of those have scored. The other 29 inherited runners, and 19 scores, were originally put on by other relievers.

[Otto von Ballpark]

46 minutes ago, GCTF said:

Shoemaker hasn't even been given as many chances as Sean Bergman got.

There's a blast from the past!

Shoemaker is very close to Bergman territory, in more ways than one. Their ERA+ figures are exactly the same now (54), and Bergman's last start was on June 14, 2000, in team game #66. Shoemaker's start last night was team game #57. Of course, the 2000 Twins were never remotely expected to contend, much less get back in the race.

Despite his disastrous overall Twins tenure, Bergman will always hold a special place in my heart, for beating the Yankees in New York, pre-curse.

[Eris]

10 hours ago, jimbo92107 said:

Sad when the highlight of the game was El Cherubo befuddling the opposition with his 43 mph nothing ball. 

He is on to something that doesn’t seem to be emphasized in today’s pitchers. He must have close to a 45 mph speed differential between his fastball and off speed pitch.  That difference can be effectively utilized to keep hitters off balance and get outs. In his younger years Zach Greinke had about a 25 mph difference between his fastball and curveball, which at that time was the largest differential in the MLB. 

[h2oface]

Atta buddy, Nick Gordon!

[Otto von Ballpark]

46 minutes ago, Eris said:

He is on to something that doesn’t seem to be emphasized in today’s pitchers. He must have close to a 45 mph speed differential between his fastball and off speed pitch.  That difference can be effectively utilized to keep hitters off balance and get outs. In his younger years Zach Greinke had about a 25 mph difference between his fastball and curveball, which at that time was the largest differential in the MLB. 

At 43 mph, though, batters will have time to not only recognize the offspeed pitch, but also to consult their hitting coach about it  before returning to the plate to swing.

It may still be effective in situations where it’s considered unsportsmanlike for the batting team to be successful.

[nicksaviking]

21 hours ago, AceWrigley said:

Just say it was 14-5, and it wasn't even that close. I've seen more life by poking a dead hedgehog with a stick.

Where do you procure your dead hedgehogs? 
 

Asking for a friend.