Okay I know that headline is the exact opposite of what I want to detail about Matt Shoemaker - I mean he went 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, 1 BB, 7 Ks. last night - but I know I was going to forget that wordplay and didn't want it to go to waste. Anyway, he now holds a sub 2.00 ERA across his last five starts, and while there are some regression indications like him holding a 5.4% HR/FB in that span, he's been keeping the ball lower in the zone, while racking up 17 Ks across his last two shutout starts. With Michael Pineda going down and you need a short term replacement, Shoemaker might be a decent choice, especially since he gets Cleveland and the ChiSox next in line.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
