Wei-Yin Chen RP FA Tue 10/9/12 12:16 AM
Wei-Yin Chen
RP FA
Wei-Yin Chen's first ever postseason start was a good one, as he gave up two runs -- one earned -- over 6 1/3 frames in Monday's 3-2 ALDS win over the Yankees.
The southpaw permitted eight hits, walked one and struck out a trio of Yankees batters. The first run scored off Chen (which was unearned) wouldn't have happened if not for an acrobatic slide from Ichiro Suzuki after the throw beat him to the plate by plenty. Chen was up-and-down in September, but he came up big for the O's in this one in what was essentially a must-win game. He'll get another playoff start only if Baltimore advances.