MacKenzie Gore threw 96 pitches in four innings against the New York Mets, and the 24-year-old lefty told his manager, Davey Martinez, he had more to offer if the manager did want to send him back out for the fifth.
“He said he had more in the tank,” Martinez explained, “... and I told him ‘I’m not gonna do that. I mean, four innings and (96) pitches, I need you for more games than just this one.’
“But I love the fact that he even came up to me and asked me. So it was awesome.