Doesn’t absolve his shitty season. He needs to be more consistent and have more competitive at bats. That was nice though.
dude supposedly had a bad back since April and hid it. Hopefully he's "back" to form now. I don't have my hopes up, tho.
The XBH’s or ones that should have been crushed are elevated fastballs. His change-up is his best K pitch (maybe his only K pitch), but ideally only thrown when he’s ahead in the count. He’s prone to games like this with as many balls in the zone he throws…. Lots of pitches, lots of hits/base-runners… but ultimately can hang in there for 5 (hopefully).
Hiding an injury while you drag your team down is pretty selfish. I hope he is better down the stretch.