If you thought Charlie Morton was inconsistent earlier this season, try this on for size:
- In four starts from July 19 through August 8, he had a 17/15 K/BB ratio with all ERA and ERA estimators above 6.00. He followed up that struggle-filled stretch with a bizarre, seven-walk-but-no-run outing against the Mets.
- And then, seemingly on a dime, he was briefly reborn anew. In his next three starts, he put together a 29/4 K/BB ratio; his highest ERA estimator in any of those outings was a 3.48 xFIP.
- But then, tragedy has struck once more.