“I’ll never try to miss a bat unless there’s a runner at third base and less than two out. I will always try to pitch to contact, because I want to keep my pitch count low and go deep in the game. I’ll take strikeouts when I get them, but I’m not looking to miss bats. “I’m not trying to throw to the middle of the plate. Actually, I’ll contradict myself. Sometimes I am. If I’m throwing my two-seam, looking for early contact, at times I’ll try to throw it down the middle. I’ll take my odds of them hitting the ball to somebody. Pitching to contact is about not being afraid.” -North Conroe Keuchel This is from a nice piece (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dallas-keuchel-and-brent-strom-on-dallas-keuchel/) with Keuchel and Strom talking about Keuchel's pitching style. Nothing earth-shattering, but nice to see intersts in the Astros.
Becoming a bigger gap in his home/road splits. At Home: 9 - 0 record and a 1.13 ERA On the Road: 3 - 5 record and a 3.66 ERA
Greinke has been amazing both at home and on the road. Cole is better on the road. Kazmir has been better at home (Oakland) Just a few examples
I think his home record is far more "impressive" and "amazing" than his road record is bad. Perhaps he's just that much more comfortable with Keuchel's corner... hell, has he even given up a RUN since they started doing that?
Kazmir's ERA stats look similar, but he has a new home so lets see how this translates. Home: 4-2 1.36 ERA Road: 2-3 3.38 ERA Sonny Gray Home 3-3 2.84 ERA Road 7-1 1.84 David Price Home 3-2 3.00 ERA Road 6-1 1.65 ERA So, Gray and Price are better on the road and Keuchel an Kazmir are better at home.
Doesn't matter because in the end, the team is better served with Keuchel's being more balanced between home and away. There's not much good in winning by 5 runs at MM, then losing by 1 or 2 on the road.
