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Kyle Freeland is tipping his pitches

Every pitcher has bad outings. It happens to the best of them, from Quad-A pitchers to Cy Young Award winners. Shane Bieber got shelled in the Wild Card Game last season after being unhittable all season. Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is somehow 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in his World Series career. Again, it happens. Most of the time, you can shrug these poor performances off as “baseball”, keep it moving, and that same hurler is dominant next time out. It’s important for baseball fans to remember that overreacting to small sample sizes is an unhealthy thing to do.