Starting Rotation 5.30

Starting Rotation 5.30

We get another 10 games for the Sunday slate and we actually have ace pitchers to trust! Those have been in short supply the past couple of days so this is a welcome change of pace. We also have some semi-decent punt options to take chances with so let's get down to business in the Starting Rotation 5.30! 

Starting Rotation 5.30

Max Scherzer 

Brewers Ranks vs Pitch Types - FB - 9th SL -30th CH - 26th CT - 4th CB - 30th

Mad Max takes the hill today and should be fairly chalky in all formats. For starters, Milwaukee is still fourth in K rate to righty pitching at 26.4%. Scherzer is still over a 35.5% K rate even with all the innings he's thrown and he's cut the walks down this year as well. The WHIP has really gone down from 1.38 last year to 0.85 this season and his 16.3% swinging-strike rate is fourth in the majors. Milwaukee should roll out four lefties and it's interesting to note that the changeup is going to be heavily...