Yesterday, Ryan Yarbrough went above and beyond the call of duty: 8.2 IP with 0 BB and 0 ER, with only three hits allowed on 99 pitches.
Then Rays manager Kevin Cash did the unthinkable... and pulled his starter one out away from a complete game shut out, robbing the sophomore “reliever / bulk guy” from achieving a relatively rare feat: the complete game shutout.
The Rays have not had a pitcher throw a shutout since Matt Andriese (!) shutout the Athletics on May 14, 2016. Last season no pitcher had more than one CGSO in baseball, but eighteen had one.