Friday
Jun032011
The quality pitching of Jair Jurrjens
Bill Chuck |
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 12:00PM Braves righty Jair Jurrjens is this year's Ubaldo Jimenez. In case you haven't noticed, Jurrjens has made nine starts and has nine Quality Starts to show for it. In fact, he's 7-1 with a 1.51 ERA because he has yet to give up as many as three earned runs in any start this season. In May, in six starts, he was 5-1 with a 1.65 ERA and was the NL Pitcher of the Month.
So why is Jurrjens as hard to hit as his name is to spell? Take a look at him working the corners.
Jurrjens versus lefties
Lefties are hitting .260 against JJ
Jurrjens versus righties
Righties are hitting only .216 against JurrjensOverall, batters are hitting .234 against Jurrjens and if you haven't seen him yet hit the corners, you can always wait until the All Star Game, cause he'll be there.
