Expanding on a tweet from ESPN’s Jeremy Lundblad, here’s the number of times each team in baseball has had a pitcher give up at least five earned runs this season.
14 - Red Sox
12 - Twins
8 - Rockies, Yankees
7 - Cubs, Mets
6 - Angels, Blue Jays, Braves, Mariners, Rangers, Royals, Tigers
5 - Athletics, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Padres
4 - Astros, Rays, Reds, White Sox
3 - Dodgers, Marlins, Orioles, Phillies, Pirates
2 - Nationals
1 - Cardinals, Indians
Aaron Cook was the victim for Boston today, giving up seven runs in 2 2/3 innings before coming out of his Red Sox debut against the Orioles.
The Orioles, at just three, are probably the surprise of the list with their hot start. They led the majors with 50 such outings of five or more earned runs last year, with the Twins right behind at 49. The Padres (18), Phillies (19) and Nationals (20) had the fewest last season.
