My candle burns at both ends
it will not last the night
but O my foes and O my friends
it gives a lovely light. Edna St Vincent Millay
Another milestone for our rookie. His first 0-fer. Fine, get it over with on a night it didn’t matter. First GS and first cycle await.
We didn’t need him primarily because Basil Folty showed us just what a fine pitcher he can be. If this wasn’t his best start as a Brave I’d be very surprised, he had everything working including his control plus a substantial increase in velocity – two pitches in the first at 100, two or three others 99.