After a hot start to the season that saw him winning AL Pitcher of the Month in April, Logan Gilbert had been struggling some in August: his ERA for the month had ballooned to almost 6.75, with an FIP of 5.06. His strikeouts plummeted, and his walks rose, leaving Gilbert searching for answers. One answer, he said, came partly in tweaking his slider grip, allowing him more consistency and command with the pitch. So far in September, Gilbert has been a one-man wrecking crew. His K% has jumped to a career-high 34.3% while lowering his walk rate to a stingy 6%, and he hasn’t allowed a homer this month.
Logan Gilbert’s slider stops Mariners slide, Carlos Santana salami-slams the door, Mariners win 9-1
