Bannister is their ace and one who logs in a lot of innings (132.2 to be exact). He doesn't walk many guys (29 on the season), and he's the kind of pitcher that strikes out a lot of batters (98 on the year). He's 11-2 on the year with an ERA of 2.71. His WHIP is 0.95 which is outstanding. When I look at his LOB% (Left on Base Percentage, which the number of runners stranded on base), its .703, which is below average.
His K/9 is 6.6 which is poor and His BB/9 is 2.0 is just below great, but very much above average. His K/BB Ratio is 3.38:1. Bannister's FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) this year is 2.67 which is damn good.
The key tonight is get to Bannister early and we have to cash in when it matters because looking at his numbers, this guy is not going to give us many chances, so we're going to have to cash in when we have opportunities to do so.
I expect a tough game, but in the end, I expect a CANES victory over Arizona this evening.
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