Jake Irvin struck out 10 in six scoreless innings in Atlanta during the last road trip, without walking a batter in the 90-pitch outing against the Braves in Truist Park.
“Just a good, steady mix, and throwing the four-seamer in zone, at the top of the zone,” Irvin said of his success in the outing.
“That was kind of a focus for us this week. Executed pretty well and [it] leads to good things.”
“Outstanding,” manager Davey Martinez said in assessing Irvin’s outing. “The kid was good. Really good. Ten strikeouts against that team, that’s pretty impressive.