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Suppan's final inning woes

Ok, this is going to be rather lengthy, but just to let you know, based on my calculations, and cbs.sportsline's game logs so far this year, Suppan has his final inning (whether he completes it or not) to claim a full 0.81 on his ERA and 0.19 on his WHIP. Ouch. Does TLR leave him in too long (he only has 1 perfect inning of his final innings). The data's below. I might check the other pitchers soon to see if we should be bringing in the bullpen sooner - I wish I had pitch counts at the time of his meltdowns to see if there's any indicators to when he SHOULD be pulled.

I included his final inning (whether completed or not) and his final completed inning (really bad for his 04/09 start).

85.1 innings
102 hits
42 earned runs
12 HR
28 BB
48 K

ERA = ER/9IP = 4.43
WHIP = W+H/IP = 1.52

04/09 5th inning, 0.0 IP, 2 hit, 1 walk, 1 ER, 1 HR (1 IP, 2 walk, 4 hit, 3 ER, 2 HR)
04/15 9th inning, 1.0 IP, 0 hit, 1 walk
04/20 7th inning, 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 walk
04/26 6th inning, 1.0 IP, 1 hit
05/01 7th inning, 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 walk
05/06 6th inning, 0.2 IP, 2 hit, 1 walk, 2 ER, 1 HR (1 IP same)
05/11 perfect 7th, 1 IP
05/17 4th inning, 0.0 IP, 1 hit (1 IP, 2 hit)
05/22 6th inning, 0.0 IP, 1 hit, 2 ER, 1 HR (1 IP, 4 hit, 3 ER, 1 HR)
05/28 7th inning, 1.0 IP, 1 hit (2 IP, 4 hit, 1 walk, 1 ER (3 hit, 1 walk, 1 ER in 6th))
06/02 5th inning, 1.0 IP, 3 hit, 1 walk, 2 ER
06/07 6th inning, 1.0 IP, 2 hit
06/13 7th inning, 1.0 IP, 2 hit, 1 walk
06/19 7th inning, 0.2 IP, 3 hit, 1 walk, 4 ER (1 IP same)
06/24 9th inning, 0.1 IP, 3 hit, 1 ER (1 IP same)

NOW....

23 hits, 8 walks, 12 ER, 3 HR --- 10.2 IP
(29 hits, 9 walks, 14 ER, 4 HR) --- 15 IP

74.2 IP, 79 hits, 20 BB, 30 ER, 9 HR, 3.62 ERA, 1.33 WHIP
70   IP, 73 hits, 19 BB, 28 ER, 8 HR, 3.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP