CLEVELAND -- When Steven Matz struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect first inning Sunday, then worked out of a jam in the second, just like that his woes appeared over. Coming off by far the worst outing of his big league career, Matz seemed back to normal.
Pitching coach Dan Warthen was not as convinced. Watching from the dugout, Warthen noticed that seven of Matz's 11 pitches that inning were fastballs. Thirty-six of his first 46 pitches fit that bill. So Warthen called the left-hander aside to preach the same thing he had throughout Matz's work week: throw more breaking stuff.