Should I start Stephen Kolek or Jacob Barnes?

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FPTS

5.76

6.94

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@TEX (13th) (Eovaldi)	Indoor
Wed Jul 3	@TEX (13th) (Gray)	Indoor
Thu Jul 4	@TEX (13th) (Scherzer)	Indoor
Fri Jul 5	vs.ARI (16th) (Cecconi)	73°
Sat Jul 6	vs.ARI (16th) (Pfaadt)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.ARI (16th) (Nelson)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jul 1	vs.NYM (14th) (Peterson)	69°
Tue Jul 2	vs.NYM (14th) (Manaea)	69°
Wed Jul 3	vs.NYM (14th) (Quintana)	73°
Thu Jul 4	vs.NYM (14th) (TBA)	96°
Fri Jul 5	vs.STL (22nd) (Gray)	78°
Sat Jul 6	vs.STL (22nd) (Lynn)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.STL (22nd) (Gibson)	Not Currently Available

Pitching

.13

.22

.14

3.1

4.3

3.1

1.69

1.4

2.7

2.28

.92

.84

ERA

4.98

4.08

WHIP

1.71

1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	49.0	47.0
W	2	3
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	39.0	29.2
H	48	28
ER	20	13
K	32	21
BB	10	8
ERA	4.62	4.01
WHIP	1.49	1.23

Recent News
	Padres' Stephen Kolek: Nabs victory in relief Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres notes: Manny Machado 'progressing,' Luis Campusano's tag, Stephen Kolek's rebound Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN Padres notes: Manny Machado 'progressing,' Luis Campusano's tag, Stephen Kolek's rebound Published June 9th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres notes: Manny Machado 'progressing,' Luis Campusano's tag, Stephen Kolek's rebound Published June 9th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Stephen Kolek - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Stephen Kolek K's Brendan Rodgers, ends threat \| 04/25/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published April 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Daily: Building belief; Stephen Kolek stepping up in role; more Jackson Merrill magic Published April 16th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Stephen Kolek dodges broken bat coming his way \| 04/15/2024 Published April 15th, 2024 via MLB.com	Nationals' Jacob Barnes: Picks up third win Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jacob Barnes induces a double play to escape jam \| 06/04/2024 Published June 4th, 2024 via MLB.com Jacob Barnes secures win \| 05/10/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals select contract of Jacob Barnes, place Robert Garcia on IL Published April 23rd, 2024 via MASNsports.com Nationals select the contract of Jacob Barnes \| by Nationals Communications \| Apr, 2024 Published April 23rd, 2024 via Curly W Live Nationals Select Jacob Barnes, Designate Jake Alu Published April 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Nationals' Jacob Barnes: Added to big-league bullpen Published April 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals select contract of Jacob Barnes, place Robert Garcia on IL Published April 23rd, 2024 via MASNsports.com

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