Jose Berrios, it has to be said, is nasty. He was — still is, really — my preseason pick for AL Cy Young Award winner this season, and Sunday afternoon did little to dispel those thoughts. For six-plus innings, Berrios barely even allowed medium contact, let alone anything hard-hit, and Zach Eflin’s best efforts looked like they were headed straight for the recycling bin.
But then came Hoskins’s third trip to the plate against Berrios, and everything changed. A loss turned into a win at the flick of a wrist.