How Baltimore Orioles Ace Became MLB's Hardest Pitcher To Hit

The Baltimore Orioles Ace has become one of MLB's best pitchers as batters struggle to make good contact.

Mike PetrielloSquaring up a pitch is achieving 80% of the available exit velocity based on the speed of the swing and the pitch, as defined Petriello's piece.

Only 17% of swings against him end up as 'squared.' This is an easy number to look at and understand the success that he has found for a second season in a row. Further pointing out the dominance of the Baltimore rotation, his 2.67 ERA is second on the team and just .25 higher than the third-best mark.

Batters are hitting just .191/.287/.270 against him this season. He has yet to give up a home run, which makes sense seeing as though batters clearly have a hard time making good contact against him.

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