Johan Oviedo Falters For Six Runs In 12th Loss
9 months agoPittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Johan Oviedo gave up six runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings in Friday's start versus the Cincinnati Reds. He took his NL-leading 12th loss (tied with Kyle Freeland) of the year. Oviedo may have been a somewhat popular streamer against the struggling Reds after letting in two runs across his prior 20 frames, but he floundered in this one. The right-hander couldn't retire any of the first four batters he saw for a three-run first inning. Oviedo settled down momentarily before a wild fourth frame saw him let four straight hitters reach base for a three-run inning once more. The 25-year-old saw his ERA swell back to 4.42 to go with a 1.31 WHIP and 121:56 K:BB covering 136.1 frames this year. Oviedo lines up next for Wednesday's start against the New York Mets, who he holds a 7.31 ERA in 16 innings (four starts) against since 2021.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN