Chen struck out eight, and got 67-of-96 pitches in the strikezone. He finished with an 84 GameScore. That’s one better than former Miami Marlins prospect Luis Castillo finished at. Castillo’s 83 GameScore was due to 8 1/3 shutout innings by the former phenom. He allowed five hits and a walk, striking out five and placing 73-of-102 offerings in the strikezone.
Over his last nine starts, Chen has struck out 56 while walking only 10 over 53 1/3 innings. He’s given up 13 earned runs on 37 hits during that time, for a WHIP of 0.881. For a little context as to how the Miami Marlins have fared overall during that time, Chen has posted a 3-3 record over those nine starts.