May 16
Billingsley threw 77 pitches in four-plus innings and was charged with four runs and eight hits in his 200th regular-season game Tuesday in a 5-1 loss to Arizona.
Advice: Billingsley is 0-3 with a 5.34 ERA in his last five starts, a stretch that began with a 12-0 loss at Houston in which he lasted only 3 1-3 innings.
May 15
RHP Chad Billingsley allowed four runs in four-plus innings Tuesday against Arizona, his second consecutive start of just four innings. Billingsley (2-3) has failed to pitch at least five innings in three of his eight starts this season, though his ERA is just 3.83.
May 15
Billingsley recorded a second straight short start Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, allowing eight hits and four runs in the loss.
Recommendation: Billingsley still owns a 3.83 ERA but has struggled of late -- it was his second straight four-inning start. He still has a favorable environment in the NL West with Chavez Ravine as his home park, and he's had enough dominant starts to be intriguing, but there's definitely room for concern here as well.
