Game 2 of the 3-game set vs. the Pirates pitted Joe Musgrove against Adam Wainwright, two pitchers with some very similar stats this season and a glaring difference. Can you find it?
Musgrove: Exit Velo: 89.2; Hard Hit%: 40.3; xwOBA: .319; FIP: 4.23; K%: 20.5; BB%: 5.5
Wainwright: Exit Velo: 87.8; Hard Hit%: 39.2; xwOBA: .323; FIP: 4.33; K%: 22.3; BB%: 9.5
I knew you could. Waino entered with the 6th-worst walk rate in the NL, which obviously has ballooned his pitch counts, limiting his time in games.