McCovey Chronicles · May 6, 2023
Put the ball in play
Sean Manaea claimed his first win in a San Francisco Giants uniform Friday night as the bats put the ball in play against Milwaukee Brewers Corbin Burnes, collecting a 6 - 4 win.
Manaea has struggled with consistency to start the 2023 season. Though his velocity on his fastball is up, he’s had problems locating it or working in his secondary pitches effectively. He has 27 strikeouts over 23.1 innings of work, but walks and solid contact have inflated his WHIP to 1.63. Opposing hitters aren’t struggling to barrel up his pitches and the expected Statcast numbers against Manaea are accordingly red hot, or ice cold depending on your perspective. What I mean is they’re bad.