Triston McKenzie possesses the rare ability to completely dominate a baseball game.
He did it again this afternoon. Silencing the best offense in the American League for eight innings is a tall order; McKenzie worked ahead of hitters and baited them into squaring up his offerings. They could not, and they looked goofy trying.
Houston’s two hits came on back-to-back singles in the second inning. Other than a walk, that’s all she wrote for Triston McKenzie. A brief hitch interrupted McKenzie’s momentum in the 8th after he attacked pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker with two strikes to start the at-bat.