The Pittsburgh Pirates have had five pitchers — including Jose Quintana — start 83% (92 of 111) of their games so far.
- JT Brubaker – 21 starts
- Jose Quintana – 20 starts
- Mitch Keller – 20 starts
- Zach Thompson – 19 starts
- Bryse Wilson – 12 starts
For comparison, in 2021 the top five pitchers in starts only accounted for 64% (104 of 162) of the starts.
- Wil Crowe – 25 starts
- JT Brubaker – 24 starts
- Mitch Keller – 23 starts
- Tyler Anderson – 18 starts
- Chad Kuhl – 14 starts
As has been mentioned lately, it appears that we are finally seeing some pitchers turn a corner under Oscar Marin’s tutelage. JT Brubaker has ran into a bit of a rough patch lately, as has Zach Thompson. Between the four of the five remaining after the trade of Quintana, they would only need 13 more starts to surpass the 2021 total.
Pitcher health has been a rising issue over the years as training regimens have drastically changed. Unfortunately pitcher health as a whole across the league hasn’t necessarily seen a positive benefit under those changes.
The Pirates though have managed to maintain a rather clean bill of health among their starters.
Pirates @ Diamondbacks
Time: 3:40 PM EST
Pirates Starter: JT Brubaker (2-10, 4.49)
OPPONENT Starter: Merrill Kelly (10-5, 2.86)
Brubaker Notes: JT Brubaker briefly lowered his ERA below four in July but has since ran into some trouble. In his last two starts, Brubaker has given up 10 earned runs through a combined 8.1 IP. The positive news is that he’s also accrued 10 K’s to only 2 BB’s over those two starts. This will be his 22nd start of the season.
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Pirates
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— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 11, 2022
Diamondbacks
1. Alek Thomas (L) CF
2. Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B
3. Josh Rojas (L) DH
4. Christian Walker (R) 1B
5. Daulton Varsho (L) RF
6. Carson Kelly (R) C
7. Jordan Luplow (R) LF
8. Sergio Alcantara (S) 2B
9. Geraldo Perdomo (S) SS
