They say that some guys throw, and some guys pitch. Bruce Zimmermann, a lefty who almost nobody was excited about until this spring, is a guy whose stuff speaks softly. His changeup is crafty, and he can throw his curveball for strikes, but, lacking a swing-and-miss fastball, Zimmermann must pitch to do well. And against the Red Sox on Saturday night, pitch Zimmermann did.
Zimmermann gave his team six innings of three-run ball tonight (with a good argument that he really gave up two runs, see below). He mixed in four pitches, including a bunch of gutsy first-pitch curveballs for strikes and some well-placed high fastballs.