The fact that it occurred at Coors Field complicates things a bit, but Brewers rookie Mike Fiers finally came back down to earth last night after an incredible start to his career.
Fiers came into last night with a 1.80 ERA and 80/16 K/BB ratio in 80 innings ... and then failed to make it out of the third inning while coughing up eight runs and recording just one strikeout. To put that in some context, he allowed a grand total of eight runs in his previous 62 innings.
Of course, it should be noted--again, even--that Coors Field does crazy things to a whole lot of pitchers and bad outing included Fiers still has a 2.63 ERA and 81/16 K/BB ratio. However, when trying to determine how “for real” a 27-year-old rookie with an incredible ERA through a dozen starts is ... well, every rough outing gets attention, altitude or not.
Fiers will try to get back on track this weekend against the Phillies, in Milwaukee.
