Finally, all the confidence the Astros have given to righty reliever Phil Maton is paying off. The 30-year-old pitcher is having his best season so far in the MLB and has mastered a weapon that, still, some people call curveball. Maton has been almost untouchable on the mound and is inducing incredibly soft contact at a great rate.
It all comes down to an 0.82 ERA across 22 innings and 19 appearances out of the Astros’ pen in the 2023 campaign. He’s allowed only 10 hits and two earned runs, has given up only two walks, and has registered 22 strikeouts.