Wei-Yin Chen is the weakest link in the Marlins starting rotation. He’s also their ace. It just depends which city they’re playing in.
With most of the 2018 season complete, Chen owns the most extreme home/road splits that have ever been recorded for a major leaguer with his kind of workload. Including Monday night’s gem, he has started nine games apiece at Marlins Park and away from it. These are his results:
Home: 1.94 ERA, 51.0 IP, 3 HR, 18 BB, 43 K
Road: 10.27 ERA, 37.2 IP, 11 HR, 18 BB, 23 K
The Fish are not competing for a playoff spot, but manager Don Mattingly still wants to put his players in position for individual success.