Goes along well for a start or three and then... boom! He gets hit hard, as he did in his last outing.
The good news is that those generally get followed by better starts.
Brown's last two starts before he hit the IL in 2024 were both against the Reds. He allowed eight runs in nine total innings, including three home runs. Might have been the injury bothering him at that point, possibly.
Hopefully, today will be better.
Nick Lodolo has thrown well in general this year, and after a rough outing May 3 vs. the Nationals, he's posted a 3.12 ERA in three starts since then, with three walks and 18 strikeouts in 17⅓ innings.
Lodolo made three starts against the Cubs last year. The first two were pretty good but they hit him hard July 31, 2024 at GABP -- eight runs in fewer than five innings.
Ian Happ is 5-for-14 (.364) against Lodolo with two doubles and a home run.
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