Though he’d shown signs of improvement in his last three starts heading into the All-Star Break, Gio Gonzalez took the mound last night winless in eight outings overall with a 6.51 ERA, 20 walks, 31 Ks, and a .304/.385/.507 line against in 37 1⁄3 innings pitched over that stretch.
Gonzalez wrapped up his own first half of the 2018 campaign with six strong on the mound in PNC Park in which he gave up six hits and two earned runs.
“It was great to know through five I had only 65 pitches, that’s huge,” Gonzalez said after the loss.