Alex Meyer’s season to date has offered a study in what a major league pitcher can achieve when he throws as hard as anyone and fires off curveballs as sharp as anyone, but lacks the ability to repeat his pitches on command.
On Saturday night at Angel Stadium, Meyer added an experimental group: What happens when he just throws the ball inside the strike zone as often as possible? He generally did so against Kansas City, struck out nine Royals, and carried the Angels to a 9-0 victory.
“This is one of the games that you hope for, where he bottled the stuff with command,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.