With word that both Charlie Morton and A.J. Burnett will be back before the end of the month, the Pirates will be looking at six starting pitchers for five spots. Erik Bedard, Jeff Karstens and James McDonald all did their part in the season’s first three games. Now Kevin Correia, widely viewed as the weakest member of the starting rotation, gets to pitch in Dodger Stadium today to start making his case. How has Correia peformed in Los Angeles over his career?
| Year | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | OPS |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11.25 | 1.75 | 4.50 | 1.448 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.60 | 1.40 | 9.00 | 0.747 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 10.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4.50 | 0.90 | 9.00 | 0.663 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.68 | 1.42 | 7.10 | 0.667 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.50 | 0.67 | 6.00 | 0.381 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 11.7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.09 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 0.584 |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| in LA | 13 | 6 | 43.0 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 4.40 | 1.21 | 6.30 | 0.712 |
| career | 258 | 131 | 895.0 | 947 | 484 | 458 | 111 | 335 | 623 | 4.61 | 1.43 | 6.30 | 0.770 |
Correia has performed slightly better in LA when compared to his career numbers, but that could be because Dodger Stadium is a park that is kind to pitchers or it could be simple noise in the data. Either way, 43 innings over nine seasons is nowhere near enough evidence to draw conclusions. Yet, his continued presence in the rotation will depend on how well he does over these first few starts. Let’s hope he continues the trend and gives a good performance tonight.
Filed under: baseball, Pirates | Tagged: A.J. Burnett, baseball, Charlie Morton, Dodger Stadium, Erik Bedard, James McDonald, Jeff Karstens, Kevin Correia, Pirates |
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