Padres' Ryan Buchter: Picks up win in relief Wednesday
Buchter allowed three batters to reach base Wednesday, but held the Diamondbacks scoreless in his lone inning of work, notching a win in the the process.
Analysis:
The 30-year-old has been solid in a setup role this season, posting a 3.12 ERA and 1.15 WHIP through 8.2 innings. His peripherals indicate that he has been getting a little lucky early on, based off of his strikeouts being a bit down (8.3 K/9) and his home runs going up (2.1 HR/9), resulting in an unsavory 4.78 xFIP. Holds league owners shouldn't hit the panic button yet, as we would like to see Buchter get a larger sample size under his belt before assuming a regression is coming.