Most fans would be sad to learn the Naturals took advantage of the rusty Collin McHugh, but we have to remember there is much more to this than the stats. How will the Astros pitcher respond in his second outing?
The 42 pitches, 26 strikes stat line is very promising. Better yet, he only allowed one walk, which means he was in and around the strike zone. Of course, no Astros fan finds light in one of our pitchers having hits and runs scored against him at will, but the fact remains he is working through rust.