It's been a great year for Seattle Mariners ace Logan Gilbert, but this is a distinction that he doesn't want to have historically.
When Seattle Mariners ace Logan Gilbert takes the mound on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he'll do so with an eye on two things: Trying to help the Mariners stay in the playoff race, and trying to avoid being a part of some embarrassing baseball history.
See, it's been a great individual year for Gilbert, who will absolutely earn Cy Young votes and was named to his first All-Star Game. But, given his lack of run support, he has a losing record. According to @OptaSTATS, Gilbert is on track to do something that hasn't been happened in the last 114 years.The last qualifying MLB pitcher to have a losing record in a season with a sub-0.90 WHIP was Ed Walsh in 1910 for the White Sox.The last qualifying MLB pitcher to have a losing record in a season with a sub-0.90 WHIP was Ed Walsh in 1910 for the White Sox.No player wants that kind of distinction on their name.
Gilbert has a 2.96 ERA over 25 starts. If he stays healthy the rest of the way, he'll make somewhere between seven and nine more starts, so he still has chances to accumulate more wins.are currently 64-63 on the season and 5.0 games back of the Houston Astros in the American League West. Gilbert will be opposed on Wednesday by Jack Flaherty of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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