“I’m capable of doing much better than what I just put together in the first half,” MacKenzie Gore said, as quoted by MASN’s Bobby Blanco of his 19-start first-half, which he finished with a 4.01 ERA, a 3.08 FIP, 37 walks (3.38 BB/9), 116 Ks (10.58 K/9), and a .268/.341/.387 line against in 98 2⁄3 IP.
“His stuff is electric,” Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said when he too was asked about Gore’s pre-All-Star Game outings.
“He’s still learning. We’ve got to get him to understand, that hey, four pitches or less to each at-bat and he’s going to be just fine.