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Giants squander stellar start by Alex Cobb

Giants squander stellar start by Alex Cobb

Author: Sonja Chen

Published on: 2022-07-30 00:39:41

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SAN FRANCISCO — The word “unlucky” has been tossed around quite a bit whenever Alex Cobb takes the mound for the Giants, and for good reason. 

Entering the day, the veteran righty had pitched to a middling 4.26 ERA — but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Cobb’s expected ERA sat at 2.88, over a run lower, which is the largest differential between expected and actual ERAs among pitchers who have allowed a minimum of 200 balls in play.

Cobb pitched much more in line with his expected stats in Friday night’s 4-2 loss to the Cubs at Oracle Park, tossing six-plus innings of one-run ball and punching out a season-high 11 batters. This time, though, Cobb and the Giants were unlucky on the other side of the ball.

The Giants outperformed the Cubs in just about every way — except when it came to bringing runs home. San…

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