The Milwaukee Brewers aren’t a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in swinging strikes, at 10% of their total pitches. Yet, the Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jared Jones and Bailey Falter to the mound to decimate the Brewers offense over the last two games.
Jones had 25 whiffs on Monday in his latest in an early campaign for Rookie of the Year. One day later, Falter whiffed 14 across seven innings, allowing one run with eight strikeouts. This continued an impressive run this season for Falter, who now has a 3.