Michael Wacha: Everything you need to know

Michael Wacha

#52 SP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	TEX	L 3-2	5.0	5	3	0	0	0	4	2	2
3/18	TEX	L 12-3	3.1	4	1	0	0	0	6	5	5
3/13	AZ	L 11-5	3.1	6	3	0	0	0	4	4	4
3/1	MIL	W 3-1	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/24	CIN	L 5-4	2.0	3	3	0	0	0	3	1	1
Preseason Totals			15.2	21	10	0	0	0	17	12	12

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/25	NYY	L 4-3	7.0	5	2	0	0	0	5	2	2
5/20	BOS	L 4-3	6.0	8	2	0	0	0	6	2	1
5/15	STL	L 5-4	6.0	5	1	1	0	0	5	3	3
5/9	DET	W 5-1	7.0	6	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
5/4	CLE	W 6-2	7.0	3	1	0	0	0	4	2	2
4/29	ATH	L 5-2	5.0	5	4	0	0	0	8	4	4
4/22	BAL	L 8-6	5.1	5	2	0	0	0	7	6	6
4/17	NYY	L 2-1	6.0	6	3	0	0	0	3	2	2
4/11	CWS	W 2-0	8.0	7	1	0	0	0	4	0	0
4/6	CLE	W 4-2	7.0	3	3	1	0	0	3	1	1
3/28	ATL	L 6-2	6.0	7	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Regular Season Totals			70.1	60	22	3	0	0	50	22	21

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	11	70.1	4	2	0.0	60	22	3	0	50	22	21	0	0	0.200	8
Home	6	40.1	3	1	0.0	34	10	0	0	28	12	11	0	0	0.190	3
Away	5	30.0	1	1	0.0	26	12	0	0	22	10	10	0	0	0.214	5
Day	3	20.1	1	1	0.0	17	5	0	0	16	8	8	0	0	0.213	2
Night	8	50.0	3	1	0.0	43	17	0	0	34	14	13	0	0	0.194	6
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	38	15	2	0	27	10	0	0	0	0.179	4
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	22	7	1	0	23	12	0	0	0	0.232	4
March	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.158	0
April	5	31.1	2	2	0.0	26	13	0	0	25	13	13	0	0	0.221	4
May	5	33.0	2	0	0.0	27	8	0	0	22	9	8	0	0	0.186	4
Opponent
vs NYY	2	13.0	0	0	0.0	11	5	0	0	8	4	4	0	0	0.174	2
vs CWS	1	8.0	1	0	0.0	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.148	0
vs ATH	1	5.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	8	4	4	0	0	0.400	1
vs BAL	1	5.1	0	1	0.0	5	2	0	0	7	6	6	0	0	0.304	1
vs CLE	2	14.0	2	0	0.0	6	4	0	0	7	3	3	0	0	0.149	2
vs STL	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	5	3	3	0	0	0.238	2
vs ATL	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.158	0
vs BOS	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	8	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	0.261	0
vs DET	1	7.0	1	0	0.0	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.083	0
Venue
@ New York	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	6	3	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.143	1
@ Athletics	1	5.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	8	4	4	0	0	0.400	1
@ Atlanta	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.158	0
@ Kansas City	6	40.1	3	1	0.0	34	10	0	0	28	12	11	0	0	0.190	3
@ Cleveland	1	7.0	1	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.136	1
@ St. Louis	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	5	3	3	0	0	0.238	2

Michael Wacha: Breaking News

Wacha did not factor into the decision Monday against the Yankees, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven innings. Wacha surrendered two runs in the second inning, including a solo homer by Cody Bellinger, but the veteran right-hander settled in afterward. Over his final five innings, Wacha allowed just two hits and closed the outing by retiring 10 straight batters. Monday marked his fifth consecutive quality start and also his fifth outing of at least seven innings this season. He lowered his season ERA to 2.69 while carrying a 1.02 WHIP and 60:22 K:BB across 70.1 innings. Wacha is scheduled to face Cincinnati in his next start.

Wacha didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Red Sox, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts across six innings. All four of Wacha's outings this month have resulted in quality starts. He left with a 3-2 lead Wednesday, but Steven Cruz coughed up a two-run homer to Jarren Duran in the top of the seventh inning to spoil a potential victory for Wacha. The right-hander still racked up a season-high eight strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 2.70 with a career-best 1.03 WHIP and 55:20 K:BB across 63.1 innings this season. Wacha is slated to make his next start at home against the Yankees on Monday.

Wacha didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Cardinals, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk while fanning five across six innings. Wacha was unable to repeat what he'd done the last time out, when he tossed seven scoreless innings against the Tigers on May 9, but at least he posted a third consecutive quality start. Wacha owns a 2.25 ERA and a 14:4 K:BB across 20 innings in three appearances since the beginning of May, and he'll aim to keep it rolling in his next start against the Red Sox next week.