Trevor Bauer sat in the visiting clubhouse of Comerica park on Monday afternoon, staring at a computer screen, trying to digest that night’s scouting reports before his start against the Detroit Tigers.
The Indians right-hander has been searching for answers all season. For example, if he was sporting career-best marks in both strikeouts (10.96 K/9) and walks (2.74, BB/9) entering that outing, why was his ERA still ballooning? He had clearly shown improvement in two key areas but was still being hit hard.
After giving up a home run in his April 26 start to Houston’s Brian McCann on a pitch he thought had been perfectly placed on the outside corner, Bauer turned around to catcher Roberto Perez and threw up his hands in frustration.