Baltimore vs. Texas: DeGrom's Dominance Continues?

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00:00Game number two this week between Texas and Baltimore, and as we look at the starting pitching matchup,

00:06Jacob deGrom is out there for the Rangers.

00:09Third best ERA in baseball for the veteran in deGrom, a 2-0-8 number.

00:14His last outing, he took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning.

00:17Will we continue to see stellar pitching on the bump today for deGrom in Texas?

00:23Yeah, what year is this right now? Is he pitching back for the Mets?

00:25Is he the best pitcher in Major League Baseball? That's what you're getting right now.

00:28His last 116 batters, Ben, that he's faced over the past 30 days, a microscopic .009 ISO against,

00:37and a .176 weighted on base percentage.

00:39He's giving up nothing here, and a K rate of 28%.

00:42Now, the Baltimore Orioles over the past month have actually hit right into pitching extremely well.

00:47A lot of high ISOs and weighted on base percentages there.

00:49But as you know, pitching usually, really good pitching, really usually beats hot bats at that point.

00:54And the other side, Brandon Young's on the mound, only has 18 at-bats against him over the past 30 days.

00:59But on the season, only 16 in totality.

01:01A .240 ISO against and a weighted on base percentage of .419 and a .15% walk rate here.

01:07And a K rate under 20%.

01:09Sounds to me like a run-line first five innings here that you need to take on Jacob deGrom.

01:14Texas should be up at the end of five.

01:16Forget about the bullpens.

01:17Texas should be up at the end of five minutes.

01:18Very quick.

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