Record: 70-77. Pace: 77-85. Change on 2014: +11.
Pitching duels are a bear to recap, because they are basically a stream of nothing much happening, with batters being retired, one way or another, and that's rarely a joy to write about. Of course, if it's a no-hitter or perfect game, that then eventually becomes something in its own right, But otherwise, it's the baseball version of Waiting For Godot: you're left trying to make that nothing much seem interesting. A runner in scoring position becomes a thing to cherish and dissect, offering the possibility of an escape from the tedium of a string of zeroes.