2 forgotten Matthew Boyd stats as Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez makes MLB History against him

Saturday afternoon was a game to forget for Matthew Boyd. The Chicago Cubs starter surrendered four home runs, three of which came off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez in his MLB debut. Blaze Jordan was the other Cardinals player to take Boyd deep. In the end, Body finished the contest with 5.1 innings pitched and seven earned runs.

For Cardinals rookie Baez, he made history by becoming the first player to hit three home runs in his MLB debut. He crushed the first pitch he saw in the majors for his first homer, connected on a full-count pitch for his second, and launched the second pitch he saw in the sixth inning for his third.

As easy as it is to focus on Baez’s historic performance, there are two important Boyd statistics that Cubs fans should keep in mind amid what was the starter’s second-worst outing of the season.

2 forgotten Matthew Boyd stats Chicago Cubs fans should focus on after Boyd was on the wrong side of history

Fortunately for Cubs fans, Boyd’s rough outing Saturday was only his second blowup start of the season. His other came on Opening Day, when he surrendered six earned runs over just 3.2 innings. Remarkably, before taking the loss against the Cardinals, that was the last time Boyd had been handed a loss. That said, overall, Chicago has gone 11-4 in his starts this season.

Additionally, a four home run allowed game has been out of the ordinary for Boyd since the start of the 2020s as the last time he allowed that many long ball in a contest was in 2019, a year where he gave up 39 all-together. While injuries have limited his availability since 2020, last year in 31 starts he gave up just 19 long balls. After Saturday’s contest his season total this year sits at 13, which is still quite good in today’s game.

While Baez’s historic three-home-run debut understandably is the lasting memory from Saturday’s game, Cubs fans should not lose sight of the bigger picture with Boyd. The veteran starter has been one of Chicago’s most reliable pitchers since joining the organizations. One bad afternoon against a rookie making history does not erase the consistency Boyd has provided all season. If anything, his track record suggests Cubs fans have little reason to be overly concerned about his latest performance.

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