His name is Brandon Bielak -- he's a former standout pitcher for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame who was drafted in 2017 by the Houston Astros in the 11th round...
Brandon made his Major League starting debut last night -- throwing 5 scoreless innings for the Astros. Bielak was 2-0 coming into the game -- having earned wins in his two previous relief appearances for Houson:
Here's what his night looked like:
- 5 innings pitched
- 82 total pitches (48 were strikes)
- Gave up 2 singles -- walked 3 batters -- 1 strike out
Brandon has now pitched 10.