Atlanta Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach had another admirable outing in the Braves’ 3-2 loss to the Angels last night.

Spencer Schwellenbach strikes out 8 in loss to Angels on 08/16/2024

Schwellenbach finished the night with 5.0 innings pitched, eight strikeouts, two walks, one HBP, and three earned runs. Though he took the loss to drop his record to 4-6 on the year, it was another solid outing in what has become a trend since the beginning of July.

Schwellenbach leveled up in July

Schwellenbach entered the month of July with a 5.68 ERA. He had given up 3+ runs in four of his six starts before the calendar flipped over to July.

Something clicked for the 24-year-old right-hander in July. Dating back to July 6, Spencer Schwellenbach has posted a 2.86 ERA over seven starts.

Since start of July, Schwellenbach averaged more innings per game than he had in any one of his first 6 starts

In his first six starts he never made it past six innings in any game, and only hit 6.0 IP twice.

Since the beginning of July (7 starts), Schwellenbach has averaged six and a third innings pitched per game.

Schwellenbach has been an elite strikeout pitcher since 07/21/24

With his July breakthrough also came the strikeouts. Schwellenbach morphed into a strikeout pitcher before our very eyes.

Over his first six starts, he averaged about nine strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Not a bad number by any means, but…

Since 07/21, Schwellenbach has 44 strikeouts in 31.0 innings pitched, good for second in all of baseball (starting pitchers) during that time (behind only Blake Snell).

Among qualified SPs in that same time, Schwellenbach has the second-highest strikeout-rate at 36.1%. His walk-rate is also the sixth-best among qualified starting pitchers at 3.3%.

Schwellenbach’s K/9 is also 2nd best in all of baseball at 12.77 since 07/21/24.

Here’s a look at key Schwellenbach stats and where he stands among league-leaders in that time.

Spencer Schwellenbach Stats: Most Strikeouts in MLB Since 07/21/24:

1. Blake Snell (49)
2. Spencher Schwellenbach (44)
3. Spencer Arrighetti (41)
4. Tarik Skubal (40)
5. Zack Wheeler (36)

Spencer Schwellenbach Stats: Highest K/9 in MLB Since 07/21/24:

1. Blake Snell (13.23)
2. Spencer Schwellenbach (12.77)
3. Spencer Arrighetti (12.03)
4. Gavin Williams (11.88)
5. Michael King (11.84)

Schwellenbach looks to keep up the momentum as the Atlanta Braves enter a crucial stretch to determine their postseason fortunes.