How’s that for emotion? The Bulge—who stays red hot from the plate when starting behind it—walks it off with a liner in the 9th.
Both teams’ Friday night starters had rough nights. Illness caused Barco to be removed after 2 IP, and McBain was just missing spots early and often. Here were their final lines:
#12 Jorts So. LHP Hunter “Gatherer” Barco
2 IP 4 H 2 R 1 BB 4 K on 50 pitches (30 strikes)
#35 Vanderbilt Jr. RHP Chris “McBain” McElvain
4 IP 4 H 4 R 3 BB 2 K on 68 pitches (40 strikes)
I don’t want to be the one to say McBain is hitting the reliever turned starter wall, but McBain may well be hitting the reliever turned starter wall.