what is the significant statistic for angels baseball?”
the setup man has a 1.72 earned-run average in 30 games since July 1 and has begun pitching into the ninth inning — there is one statistic that would make the Angels hesitant to make him their closer entering the playoffs. Although the rookie right-hander has limited right-handed hitters to a .211 average (20 for 95) and no home runs, left-handers have a surprisingly robust .354 average (35 for 99) with two home runs against Jepsen. Granted, many of those hits were accrued in April, when Jepsen was suffering from lower-back spasms and had a 19.29 ERA before going on the disabled list, and June, after he was recalled from triple A and was ironing out his mechanics and refining a new pitch, a cut fastball, to go with his 96-mph fastball and curve. Opponents hit .478 (11 for 23) against Jepsen in April and .400 (12 for 30) against him in June. Since then, opponents have hit .224 (11 for 49) against Jepsen in July, .268 (15 for 56) in August and .167 (six for 36) in September. “It’s been
