lowest career era through first 64 starts

Paul Skenes has the best ERA in his first 64 games, with an ERA of 1.97.

	NAME	ERA	GS	G	W	L	W%	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	1.97	64	64	27	15	.643	442	1	0	0	370.2	255	81	89	25	81	15	0	0	1,432	5	10.73	1.97	5.46	0.61	30.9	5.7	0.91	.265	2.16	6.19
2	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2.04	64	64	39	13	.750	527	21	10	0	476.2	342	108	121	20	136	4	0	5	1,867	8	9.95	2.57	3.88	0.38	28.2	7.3	1.00	.273	2.28	6.46
3	Noodles Hahn N. Hahn	2.35	64	64	33	29	.532	324	62	7	0	570.1	543	149	220	13	95	13	0			14	5.11	1.50	3.41	0.21		4.1	1.12	.285	3.47	8.57
4	Tom Phoebus T. Phoebus	2.82	64	64	29	22	.569	360	17	8	0	418.0	330	131	148	23	204	2	0	5	1,756	24	7.75	4.39	1.76	0.50	20.5	11.6	1.28	.263	3.19	7.11
5	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	2.95	64	64	26	17	.605	428	0	0	0	366.2	299	120	139	30	105	13	0	2	1,486	10	10.51	2.58	4.08	0.74	28.8	7.1	1.10	.296	3.41	7.34
6	Juan Guzman J. Guzman	2.96	64	64	32	8	.800	355	3	1	0	402.0	314	132	144	16	180	8	0	4	1,669	34	7.95	4.03	1.97	0.36	21.3	10.8	1.23	.268	3.22	7.03
7	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	3.02	64	64	30	19	.612	487	7	5	0	435.1	320	146	167	41	170	8	0	9	1,783	32	10.07	3.51	2.86	0.85	27.3	9.5	1.13	.259	3.45	6.62
8	Alek Manoah A. Manoah	3.10	64	64	26	16	.619	359	0	0	0	371.2	286	128	142	39	133	38	0	0	1,542	8	8.69	3.22	2.70	0.94	23.3	8.6	1.13	.254	3.44	6.93
9	Tommy Hanson T. Hanson	3.14	64	64	25	18	.581	338	1	0	0	381.0	328	133	146	28	116	21	0	5	1,572	7	7.98	2.74	2.91	0.66	21.5	7.4	1.17	.281	3.45	7.75
10	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	3.16	64	64	34	14	.708	276	13	6	0	462.0	420	162	168	40	103	6	0	3	1,859	14	5.38	2.01	2.68	0.78	14.8	5.5	1.13	.265	3.27	8.18
11	Masahiro Tanaka M. Tanaka	3.16	64	64	32	15	.681	383	4	1	0	418.1	364	147	164	53	74	7	0	0	1,670	11	8.24	1.59	5.18	1.14	22.9	4.4	1.05	.270	3.53	7.83
12	Barry Zito B. Zito	3.20	64	64	32	15	.681	371	4	3	0	401.2	330	143	155	36	158	20	0	2	1,671	9	8.31	3.54	2.35	0.81	22.2	9.5	1.21	.271	3.47	7.39
13	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	3.22	64	64	30	19	.612	520	0	0	0	422.2	314	151	160	40	171	19	0	2	1,739	16	11.07	3.64	3.04	0.85	29.9	9.8	1.15	.277	3.41	6.69
14	Greg Hibbard G. Hibbard	3.24	64	64	22	18	.550	168	6	1	0	403.1	394	145	162	19	116	8	0	3	1,675	6	3.75	2.59	1.45	0.42	10.0	6.9	1.26	.275	3.61	8.79
15	Dave Rozema D. Rozema	3.25	64	64	25	21	.543	160	28	3	0	475.2	477	172	197	47	84	12	0	6	1,940	5	3.03	1.59	1.90	0.89	8.2	4.3	1.18	.263	3.73	9.03
16	Bryan Woo B. Woo	3.27	64	64	21	15	.583	347	0	0	0	361.0	290	131	139	49	72	13	0	1	1,443	4	8.65	1.80	4.82	1.22	24.0	5.0	1.00	.251	3.47	7.23
17	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.27	64	64	23	20	.535	354	0	0	0	341.1	289	124	142	33	159	1	0	3	1,437	27	9.33	4.19	2.23	0.87	24.6	11.1	1.31	.288	3.74	7.62
18	Andrew Abbott A. Abbott	3.29	64	64	26	16	.619	329	1	1	0	350.2	310	128	136	52	124	4	0	1	1,462	9	8.44	3.18	2.65	1.33	22.5	8.5	1.24	.271	3.49	7.96
19	Erik Hanson E. Hanson	3.30	64	64	32	19	.627	367	7	1	0	441.1	398	162	174	31	132	9	0	9	1,816	17	7.48	2.69	2.78	0.63	20.2	7.3	1.20	.287	3.55	8.12
20	Orlando Hernandez O. Hernandez	3.30	64	64	37	13	.740	350	6	2	0	430.1	347	158	174	40	166	16	0	4	1,783	9	7.32	3.47	2.11	0.84	19.6	9.3	1.19	.254	3.64	7.26
21	Hyun Jin Ryu H. Jin Ryu	3.33	64	64	29	20	.592	326	2	1	0	386.0	380	143	149	31	88	6	0	7	1,592	8	7.60	2.05	3.70	0.72	20.5	5.5	1.21	.306	3.47	8.86
22	Chris Nabholz C. Nabholz	3.35	64	64	24	19	.558	268	2	1	0	403.0	337	150	163	21	158	9	0	7	1,659	9	5.99	3.53	1.70	0.47	16.2	9.5	1.23	.263	3.64	7.53
23	Steve Rogers S. Rogers	3.35	64	64	28	31	.475	248	20	4	0	451.0	402	168	194	27	157	8	0	14	1,858	11	4.95	3.13	1.58	0.54	13.3	8.4	1.24	.264	3.87	8.02
24	James Paxton J. Paxton	3.38	64	64	25	18	.581	344	0	0	0	367.1	342	138	161	27	119	3	0	9	1,540	27	8.43	2.92	2.89	0.66	22.3	7.7	1.25	.301	3.94	8.38
25	Alex Cobb A. Cobb	3.40	64	64	28	18	.609	332	3	1	0	391.1	354	148	158	32	122	16	0	7	1,616	19	7.64	2.81	2.72	0.74	20.5	7.5	1.22	.289	3.63	8.14

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Team Pitching Leaders

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	99	59	.627
Cubs	87	71	.551	12.0
Pirates	80	78	.506	19.0
Cardinals	77	81	.487	22.0
Reds	73	85	.462	26.0

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Thu 9/24	STL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Fri 9/25	PIT	@	DET	6:40 PM
Sat 9/26	PIT	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 9/27	PIT	@	DET	3:10 PM

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Schwarber

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RBI Leaders

112

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110

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Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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187

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Arraez

177

Tatis

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119

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104

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OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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.603

Alvarez

.577

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49

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46

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Strikeout Leaders

247

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244

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1.86

Misiorowski

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Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

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K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

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31

Sale

32

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86-72

85-74

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	65	.589
Phillies	87	71	.551	6.0
Marlins	78	80	.494	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.5
Mets	73	85	.462	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	99	59	.627
Cubs	87	71	.551	12.0
Pirates	80	78	.506	19.0
Cardinals	77	81	.487	22.0
Reds	73	85	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	61	.614
Padres	88	70	.557	9.0
Diamondbacks	84	74	.532	13.0
Giants	65	94	.409	32.5
Rockies	57	101	.361	40.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	96	62	.608
Yankees - w	91	67	.576	5.0
Red Sox - w	85	73	.538	11.0
Orioles	78	81	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	77	82	.484	19.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	82	76	.519
White Sox	81	77	.513	1.0
Twins	75	84	.472	7.5
Tigers	74	85	.465	8.5
Royals	68	90	.430	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	78	80	.494
Rangers	78	80	.494
Mariners	74	84	.468	4.0
Athletics	63	95	.399	15.0
Angels	60	98	.380	18.0