In four starts since he tossed 5.0 scoreless against the New York Mets on May 10th, Patrick Corbin had given up 33 hits (6 HRs), seven walks, and 20 runs in 21 2⁄3 innings, with hitters putting up a .344/.391/.573 line against him those outings, which left the left-hander with a 6.96 ERA, a 4.54 FIP, 24 walks, 48 Ks, and a .313/.383/.476 line against in 11 starts and 54 1⁄3 IP on the season going into the series finale in Cincinnati.
Last time out before today, Corbin gave up 12 hits, two walks, and seven runs, all earned in 4 1⁄3 IP, in which he threw 106 pitches, against the same Mets he’d shut out over five three weeks earlier.