On a warm Wednesday night on May 22, with the wind blowing out hard to center, Chicago Cubs reliever Tyler Chatwood came on in relief. Cole Hamels had fought hard, but an elevated pitch count ended his night early after four innings.
Sixty-two pitches and four innings later, having given up just one run and striking out three, Chatwood left in the 9th inning to a standing ovation. It must have been a sweet sound after last year.
The year of pitching badly
The low point in 2018 was probably July 26 against the Diamondbacks.