I’ve always had faith that Alex Wood could be a quality starter, and I thought based on merit he deserved that shot to start off 2017, but THIS I didn’t expect. Wood’s shutout innings led the Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Marlins, and a three-game winning streak.
Wood didn’t even appear to be at his best today, frequently getting out of trouble with double plays, but the fact that he can get results like this regardless of sharpness is definitely a welcome change. Also, the fact remains that he got a lot of those double plays because Wood induced a ton of weak contact on the ground to begin with (1 fly ball out), and that’s another check in the positive column.