Last 3 innings have looked amazing. Good spots on the 2seam, slider hitting on point, even thrown 4 or 5 good looking changeups, and worked in a few 4 seam fastballs. Start of the game he gave up a few hits but mostly ground balls.
Great changeup for the K there.
Side note: not that it matters for the most part, but Martin is tipping each pitch Stroman (and other pitchers throw) by the angle of his glove.
Arizona is swing at every strike...doesn't matter the pitch type or location...that's how you limit Ks, and put the ball in play. Teams have bee doing this more and more against Stroman
That's how the Oakland game started...Stroman looked better to the last 3 batters that inning. Going to be interesting if his slider looks like that. Might see more curves like the 1st inning.
I just think Gibby went the complete wrong direction here. Barney leading off over Travis is stupid imo. Also, Barney playing LF instead of Travis is questionable as well. If I am right, didn't Travis play in the OF when he was coming up in the minors. Seems like he would be the one playing the OF in an emergency situation like today.