DJ Herz walked three batters, but gave up no hits, and no runs over five innings on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s PNC Park, but his nascent no-hit bid ended there, with the 23-year-old left-hander at 87 pitches, 53 strikes.
“I definitely understand,” he said of manager Davey Martinez’s decision to end the start at that point, in spite of what he was able to do in his five innings of work.
He’s been handled carefully all season in his rookie campaign, and it was more of the same in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader.
DJ Herz, 95mph Paint.