Matt Shoemaker put in another great start and Johnny Giavotella came through in the clutch once again.
Matt Shoemaker relies on command, and in the first few innings of this game he had command to spare. He was locating his split fastball well and racked up five strikeouts in the first four innings. There were times when he stumbled slightly, like giving up a sac fly to James McCann, or getting into a jam in the fourth, but he looked quite good early on. His last outing had a similar theme, but the offense was unable to pick him up.