What It Means:

The Reds blew him apart for 11 hits, including two home runs. Blach walked one and failed to strike out a batter. He began the season in the Giants' bullpen and moved into the rotation when Madison Bumgarner went on the disabled list.

Blach began the day with a 2.55 ERA and ended it with a 5.66 ERA through 20 2/3 innings this year. Our models project him for 58 1/3 more innings pitched, with a 3.09 ERA, 13.8 percent strikeout rate, and 8.4 percent walk rate.