Hunter

Brown

Brown allowed just one hit before Parker Meadows homered in the sixth for the first run either team scored today. Brown got two more outs afterwards and then was lifted following his 99th pitch. It was a terrific effort in his first career postseason start. The 26-year-old made seven relief appearances between the 2022 and ’23 postseasons, amassing a 1.69 ERA in 10 2/3 innings.

Brown gave up three hits, walked three and struck out eight. Brown didn’t pitch bad at all, but was out-dueled by Bryce Miller on Monday. He’s completed six innings and allowed two runs or less in five of his last six starts, but doesn’t have any wins in that time to show for it. Brown is 11-9 with a 3.49 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 179 strikeouts in 170 innings on the year. The 26-year-old right-hander is lined up to start on the last day of the season, but with the Astros close to clinching a playoff berth it’s unknown if he’ll take the mound again before the playoffs.

Both runs came on Manny Machado’s homer in the sixth. Brown has given the Astros four quality starts since he last won on Aug. 17. Expectations are that he’ll make his next start Monday versus the Astros.

Brown got through two scoreless frames before giving up a pair of runs on two hits, a walk, and an error in the third. He followed with a clean fourth inning, then escaped a bases-loaded jam with two consecutive strikeouts to end the fifth. Brown would lose the lead in the sixth on a two-run homer by Kyle McCann, then left with a runner on, who would eventually come in to score. He struck out seven. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 3.53 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 168/56 K/BB ratio across 158 innings into a start against the Padres in San Diego on Tuesday.

Both Hunter Brown and Rhett Lowder were excellent in their starts against each other, but unfortunately for fantasy managers they canceled each other out in terms of being able to pick up a win. Brown allowed just four hits with one free pass, and he struck out six. The 26-year-old was outstanding in August with a 1.45 ERA over five starts, and September is off to a nice start as well. He’ll try and keep it going against Oakland on Wednesday.

Brown gave up two hits, walked two and struck out four. The Royals finally broke through for two runs in the seventh inning, but only after Brown recorded two outs and Jeremy Pena made an error. Brown left with two men on after Salvador Perez reached on an error and MJ Melendez. Both runners scored after he was removed and the runs were charged to his line, though they were unearned. Brown has now allowed two or less runs in eight of his last nine starts and has a 1.98 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings in that time. Brown is 11-7 with a 3.55 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 155 strikeouts in 147 innings on the year. The 26-year-old right-hander is set to face the Reds on the road next week.

Brown showed great moxie in this start. He labored through the first three innings, throwing more than 60 pitches, and fought through a brutal error from Jeremy Peña that could have opened the floodgates for Baltimore. Yet, Brown picked up his teammate by striking out Jackson Holliday and James McCann with runners in scoring position and stopped the rally dead in its tracks. You’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter pitcher in baseball right now than Brown. This was his 14th quality start in his last 17 outings and he dropped his ERA down to 3.72. That’s a far-cry from 9.78, where it stood at the end of May. He’ll look to stay on point in his next scheduled start at home against the Royals.

Brown gave up an RBI single in the first inning to Gavin Sheets, and from that point on the right-hander dominated the (terrible) Chicago lineup. Brown allowed just four hits with six strikeouts, and he issued two walks. The struggles that the 25-year-old dealt with seem long ago, and his 3.82 ERA is much more impressive when you remember it was over 6.00 at the start of June. Brown will have a tough matchup coming up, however, as he’s scheduled to face the Orioles next week.

Brown was masterful once again. He threw the fastest pitch of his career in this game at 99.5 MPH and his nine strikeouts matched a season-high. All in all, what a turnaround it’s been for him. His ERA sat at an ugly 9.78 on May 1st. It was still 6.39 a month later, but he began to introduce a sinker that would spurn this reversal. Now, his ERA is all the way down to 3.96 and he looks like one of the better pitchers in baseball with a 2.42 ERA, 27.0 K% and 7.5 BB% since June 1st.

Brown gave up three hits, walked two and struck out four. He allowed a sacrifice fly to Leody Taveras in the fifth inning. Brown had a 16.43 ERA after three starts this season, but has a 3.14 ERA over his last 19 starts and one relief appearance. He has a 3.98 ERA on the year. The 25-year-old right-hander is set to face the Red Sox on the road this weekend.