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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
If you are talking about tonight's game against the Orioles, yes indeed. Estrada did not help matters with his error; Cole technically gave up only one earned run out of the five scored in that inning.
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Earned and unearned runs are not a good way to to evaluate a pitching performance
First 16 batters faced, 9 K's, 0 walks, 0 HR
Next 9 batters faced, 1 K, 2 walks, 1 HR
He was cruising, then he wasn't.
I hope people will remember this when a "cruising" starter is pulled from a playoff game and the team loses the game with a reliever pitching,