Valdez Dominates the Mound as Lugo Struggles: Game Analysis

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00:00And now you turn to Frambois Valdez against Seth Lugo.

00:06Earlier in the year, actually, earlier in the year it was Seth Lugo who couldn't miss

00:10and Valdez was a little bit slow to start.

00:12Now it's Valdez who can't miss and keeps winning games and Lugo who is struggling.

00:18What gives tonight in H-Town?

00:19I'll tell you what gives here, Frambois Valdez on the mound and nothing really gives too

00:23much against him.

00:24You take a look at his last 30 days, absolutely filthy stellar.

00:27How about a strikeout rate of 34 percent?

00:31How about if you're a left-handed batter going up against him?

00:33That strikeout rate goes up to 41 percent.

00:36His ISO against 096, weighted on base percentage against 208 and you say, oh, he's having a

00:41good 30 days.

00:42Look at his season in totality, Ben, 574 batters that he's facing, ISO of 104 and a weighted

00:47on base percentage of 286.

00:49Those are the games that you get upset with for Kansas City.

00:52You should have won yesterday.

00:53Now you get the ace on the mound for the opposite team.

00:55That makes it harder.

00:57Seth Lugo coming into this game, struggling over the past 30 days with left-handed batters.

01:01Seth Lugo is much better to start the season than he is right now.

01:05But if you're looking for an RBI prop perspective, look no further than Alvarez there.

01:09A 381 ISO power number against right into pitching over the past 30 days with an weighted

01:13on base percentage close to 500.

01:16It's going to be a tough hill to climb tonight for Kansas City if they want to get a victory

01:20here.