We use to call one of our championship-era pitchers Charlie Freakin Morton. Freakin was a term of endearment.
If anyone ever called tonight’s starter Jake freakin Odorizzi, most likely the word freakin would not be used endearingly.
Maybe, at least, until tonight.
It was Jake Odorizzi’s second straight lockdown starting appearance and for the last two games, he has looked more like Jake the Ace Odorizzi than the scrub who gave up three runs in just 0.2 innings pitched just three games ago.
But although he had a shutout through 6+ innings, even Jake the Ace needed some run support.