Entering last night’s game against the Cardinals, Joe Musgrove entered with a 2.63 ERA, and after giving up eight earned in three plus innings, he has seen his ERA blossom to 4.20. This is now back-to-back short outings for the right-hander, who last time out against the Oakland Athletics went 2.2 innings allowing seven runs (five earned).
Musgrove is striking out 20.1 percent of batters he’s faced, similar to last season when he struck out 20.6 percent of hitters. A season ago he also posted a 4.06 ERA with a 3.59 FIP, indicating he pitched better than the raw numbers based on the three true outcomes.