October 18, 2021 Morning Edition: Cubs News Roundup

This is your Cubs Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 18, 2021.

A Look at Cubs Pitchers Last Week

Joe Biagini

Joe Biagini has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 1 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.222 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .182 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 29.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 52.9% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Alec Mills

Alec Mills has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 4.50 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 2.25 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.25 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .286 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 26.5% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 70.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

“(2) — Baseball Reference. Today in baseball history: 1910 – The Philadelphia Athletics pound the Chicago Cubs, 9-3, for a 2-0 lead in the World Series. (1,2) 1967 – The American League owners grant Charlie Finley permission to move the Kansas City Athletics to Oakland, California, in time for the start of the 1968 season. 2015 – In Game 2 of the NLCS, the Mets get to Jake Arrieta with three 1st-inning runs, one on a double by David Wright, and two on a homer by Daniel Murphy, to win, 4-1, over the Cubs.”

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