Ober is the first Twins pitcher in a decade with eight consecutive quality starts.
on Saturday night marked his eighth consecutive quality start . He's Minnesota's first pitcher to do that since Phil Hughes in 2014. If Ober can extend the streak to nine in a critical series opener against the Guardians on Friday, he'll be the first Twins pitcher since Nick Blackburn in 2009 to reach that number.
The last time Ober didn't record a quality start came back on June 9 in Pittsburgh. Because of an ugly season debut and a poor stretch from mid-May to early June, his ERA sat at 5.13 after that game against the Pirates. Since then, he's posted a 1.95 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, and 63 strikeouts in 55.1 innings over his last eight games. Opponents are hitting .158 against him in that span.— June 28 at SEA: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K— July 22 vs. PHI: 7.
The Twins are going to continue to lean on Ober, Pablo Lopez, and Joe Ryan as the anchors of their rotation as they pursue a playoff spot in the American League. If he keeps this up, Ober could even potentially be in the mix to take the ball for game one of a postseason series in October.
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