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Houston Astros (13-20) vs. Cleveland Indians (15-14), May 11, 2016, 1:10 PM CDT
TV:
Online: MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790, La Nueva 94.1 FM (En Español)
Indians SB Nation Blog: Let's Go Tribe
Pitching Matchup
RHP Doug Fister (3-3, 4.54 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) vs. RHP Danny Salazar (3-2, 1.91 ERA, 0.90 WHIP)
Preview
So yeah, Trevor Bauer owns the Astros. Moving on. The Astro hope of continuing their above .500 play over the last two series on Doug Fister.
Fister has been arguably the most consistent pitcher for the Astros to end the season. Fister has posted as four-straight quality starts. In two starts in May, Fister has allowed just four runs over 13 innings. Fister is 5-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 14 career start against the Indians.
Indians are batting .304 (52x171) against Fister with a .324 BABIP, 5.11 FIP, 15.K%, and a 4.9 BB%.
| CLEVELAND INDIANS CAREER STATISTICS VS. DOUG FISTER | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Rajai Davis | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.400 | 0.438 | 0.467 | 0.904 |
| Michael Brantley | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.367 | 0.406 | 0.667 | 1.073 |
| Jason Kipnis | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.409 | 0.435 | 0.500 | 0.935 |
| Marlon Byrd | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.733 | 1.133 |
| Carlos Santana | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0.167 | 0.212 | 0.300 | 0.512 |
| Mike Napoli | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.182 | 0.308 | 0.182 | 0.490 |
| Juan Uribe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 1.333 | 1.667 |
| Joey Butler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 1.333 | 1.667 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.083 | 0.154 | 0.333 | 0.487 |
| Yan Gomes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
| Collin Cowgill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
Danny Salazar has been unworldly on the mound in May. He has allowed just two runs over 14 2/3 innings while striking out 17 and walking three.
Astros are batting .294 (5x17) against Salazar with a .333 BABIP, 4.45 FIP, 10.0 K%, and a 15.0 BB%.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. DANNY SALAZAR | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Jake Marisnick | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 1.200 |
| Jose Altuve | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 |
| Erik Kratz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| Carlos Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Colby Rasmus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Jon Singleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |