Caleb Smith and the Marlins were downed by three Reds home runs in an 8-5 loss Tuesday night. Former Fish farmhand Luis Castillo got the win, despite surrendering five runs of his own.
Plain and simple, Caleb Smith needs to be better. A mediocre month has pushed his ERA above 4.00 for the first time since early April. https://t.co/HZTlN5YTQD
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) August 28, 2019
Smith’s rotation-mate Pablo López returned Monday night after a two-month absence and put up this line:
I changed my Twitter handle to @hitbypitchratio because of a joke with my father regarding the possibly excessive amount of stats thrown at us these days.