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Warm Weather Fan: Price Has Struggled in the Cold This Season

David Price has made three starts this season when the temperature was below 55 degrees. Two of them were really bad. Price hopes not to duplicate those starts on Wednesday night in Game 2, when the gametime temperature is expected to be around 43 degrees.

Price started 30 games this season when the temperature was 60 degrees or over. His numbers: 175-2/3 innings pitched, 151 hits, 69 earned runs, 44 walks, and 175 strikeouts.

3.54 ERA

5.03 hits/game

1.5 BB/game

5.8 K/game

In his three starts where the temperature was 55 degrees or under, his numbers were drastically different: 12-2/3 innings pitched, 11 hits, eight earned runs, eight walks, and 10 strikeouts.

5.68 ERA

3.7 hits/game

2.7 BB/game

3.3 K/game

Read the full report from NBC Sports Boston here.

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