I’ll get to the offense, I promise. But what a performance by Logan Allen — let’s start there.
Allen was dominant in the series-opening win today, holding Baltimore to just three hits over seven innings. Considering how impressive his swing-and-miss ability was through his first six starts, it’s surprising that this was his first double-digit strikeout game, but he finally crossed that mark with 10. He got there with 42 four-seamers, 25 changeups, 24 sliders, and 12 cutters. The sweeping slider was especially impressive, inducing seven swings and misses alone.
I could show you Allen’s release point chart again, but trust me that it’s flawless as ever as his mechanics today were on-point.