MLB Deadened Baseballs | Pujols Pitches | Scherzer Injured

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This week the guys discuss Pujols pitching in relief, Max Scherzer's injury, and Nathan Eovaldi giving up 5 Home Runs in one inning. Later, they rant about Major League Baseball tinkering/deadening the baseballs & more!

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Show Notes
Puljos Pitches + Longoria asks to keep ball
Last Sunday, Puljos gave the Cardinals 27 pitches in relief
Fastballs that registered in a range at a blistering 55.2 & 69.6 MPH
Curveballs that registered @ 48.7 MPH; one of which was taken over the fence by Joey Bart
Evan Longoria hit a single and then asked for the ball
Puljos’ final stat line:
1.0 IP, 3 hits, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 36.00 ERA

Max Scherzer Out 6-8 Weeks
MRI revealed moderate to high grade internal oblique strain
Left Wed’s game in the middle of an at-bat w/side discomfort
In 8 starts this season, Scherzer has a 2.54 ERA along w/59 strikeouts
Mets still sit atop the NL East but have now lost Scherzer and deGrom to injury
According to Andy McCullough of ‘The Athletic’; the Mets will look to left-hander David Peterson to pick up the slack while Scherzer is out.
Peterson was a 1st round pick in 2017 and has posted a 1.89 ERA in 4 outings this year

Astros tie MLB Record w/5 Home Runs in 1 Inning off of Red Sox’s Nathan Eovaldi
Astros put up 5 HR’s in the 2nd inning of Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox’s Eovaldi
The Home Runs were by Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, Jeremy Pena, Michael Brantley, and Yuli Gurriel
Eovaldi gave up 8-runs in that inning
Eovaldi gave up 15 HR’s all of last season and has already surrendered 14 this season (most in the majors)

MLB Home Runs - Way Down in 2022
According to CBS Sports - Home Runs are way down in 2022 because MLB has tinkered and deadened the baseballs
MLB has a history of tinkering w/the baseballs
They’re inconsistent about the how the physically tinker w/the baseball. It depends on the year and whether they’re looking for more or less HR’s
Since 2015, we’ve seen average Home Run rates per team fluctuate year after year after year