Kyle Gibson SP FA Fri 9/12/14 10:51 AM
Kyle Gibson
SP FA
Gibson (11-11) was slammed for seven runs on seven hits and two walks in just three innings Thursday against Cleveland.
Gibson's rough start in the afternoon game of Thursday's doubleheader set the Twins' tone for the day, as they ended up getting swept. Although he looked promising at times in the first half of the season and his strikeout rate spiked conspicuously in August, the second half of the year has largely been an unmitigated disaster for Gibson. He has a 5.74 ERA since the All-Star break and has been allowed a particularly ugly 22 runs over 25 innings in his last five starts. Never a strikeout artist, he has a 16:12 K:BB over that span. For now, he remains scheduled to start Tuesday against Detroit, but it wouldn't be surprising to see the Twins shut him down soon, considering the way he's flagged down the stretch.
