Wednesday Atlanta Braves‘ lefty Sean Newcomb took the mound with a chance to sweep the Rays. Instead, he threw 94 pitches to 22 batters in four innings, gave up six runs and the Braves settled for a series split.
There seemed little reason for his inconsistency: 62 of his 94 pitches were strikes though he didn’t exactly pound the zone. Ten hitters received the gift of a first-pitch ball, in line with his 54% first strike ratio.
On the night he struck out seven and walked two but the Rays’ ran rampant on the bases.