Dare I say, Franklin is learning how to pitch. 10-2 GB/FB ratio. Tons of weak contact. Only 1 walk in 5.2 efficient innings (76 pitches). Downside was only 3 Ks but that will come with his stuff. He’s getting me quite hopeful again.
That was a great start by Horton. 8 Ks and 0 BBs is lovely. But I was really impressed with how efficient he was. 54 pitches through 4 innings. We know he will be babied this year, since he hasn't pitched much, but it's nice to see that he was on pace for 7-8 innings if they let him go.
A couple of the hits Horton gave up were nothing great, either. The ground-rule double was an opposite field end-of-the-bat flare that took a hop straight left into the stands. Another was a groundball single that a good 2B would have gotten to.
Brown likely done after 4. Terrific in 3 of those innings. Lost control in the 2nd, walked a couple, and gave up a couple singles.
4IP, 2H, 1ER, 2BBs, 6Ks
Ferris only goes 2 innings. I’m assuming it’s due to needing 45 pitches, rather than an injury.
No PCA again tonight for Tennessee. Has he played this week?
I'm not sure his defense at 3B is even "adequate" but the bat certainly is intriguing. Murray is one of those guys that gets dealt to the A's and makes an AS team somewhere along the line.
My boy Ballesteros doing work. I knew he had at least 1, but was not aware that our favorite bowling ball has 3, yes 3, stolen bases this year already.
Franklin was really good through 4. 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks, 8 groundouts on only 54 pitches. Gave up a solo bomb and walked 2 in the 5 which made his line ho-hum.
Yes. I had to switch to my phone to watch the game.
Horton was fine in the 1st, despite allowing 3 hits and 2 runs. 2 of the 3 hits were seeing eye singles and there were 2 stolen bases that allowed the runners to score from 2nd. Sitting 96-97.
As I was the jinx for Jordan Wicks, I am the anti-jinx for Ben Brown. He only craps the bed when I don’t get to watch. Seriously, what the hell happened to him today? Ugly.
Franklin leaving balls over the middle too much when ahead in the count in the 1st. Settled down nicely in the 2nd. I have only heard one velo reading, which was 96.