Bubba Chandler made what is likely to be his final start of the 2024 season on Tuesday. He allowed two runs in 5.1 innings, with an 8:2 K/BB.
Chandler didn’t allow a run until the fifth inning, by which point Indianapolis was leading 2-1. He allowed the tying run to reach base in the sixth, and the run scored on a bases loaded walk by Ryder Ryan.
Throwing his four-seam fastball 52% of the time, Chandler sat 96.3 MPH, touching 98.4. He had five whiffs and ten called strikes for a 33% called and swinging strike rate.
His slider was thrown 28% of the time, with four whiffs and five called strikes for a 38% CSW.
The changeup was thrown 16% of the time, with two whiffs and three called strikes for a 36% CSW.
He also threw a curveball three times, with one called strike. That gave Chandler four pitches with a 33% or higher CSW on the evening.
Chandler has done a lot to develop his pitches over the last year. He’s improved the control of his four-seam fastball, while improving his slider and changeup to above-average or plus offerings. The curveball is also looking like a promising fourth pitch.
After this latest start, Chandler has a 1.83 ERA in 39.1 innings in Triple-A, with a 54:15 K/BB and a .183 average against.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS lost 4-2, despite the start from Bubba Chandler.
- C Endy Rodriguez: 2-for-4, BB, RBI
- RF Joshua Palacios: 2-for-4, RBI
- 2B Alika Williams: 3-for-4, 2B
- CF Ji Hwan Bae: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, RBI
- LF Jack Suwinski: 1-for-3, 2 BB
Endy Rodriguez had his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A. He caught the full game for the first time in his rehab work at the full-season levels. He’s also been hitting pretty consistently. Alika Williams had three hits in his return to Triple-A. He was sent down for Nick Yorke, who had three hits in the majors. Joshua Palacios and Jack Suwinski both reached base three times.
STATCAST HEROES
Hardest Hit: Joshua Palacios, 105.2 MPH, Single
Just Missed: Palacios had two groundouts in excess of his single, at 109.7 MPH and 107.9 MPH.
Endy Statcast: Rodriguez had two singles. The first was a 102.6 MPH single in the fifth inning. The second was a soft tapper back to the mound for a hit at 25.6 MPH.
BABIP: Palacios followed Rodriguez in the ninth inning with a bunt single that traveled 26.7 MPH, making up for the two hard-hit groundouts earlier in the game.
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
- Triple-A: Indianapolis, 7:37 PM – RHP Thomas Harrington (4-1, 3.51)
