MacKenzie Gore told reporters after his six-inning, nine-strikeout, 111-pitch effort in Fenway Park there were some things he needed to improve, but overall, he said, he was happy with the outing.
“We just got to clean up a few things here and there,” the 25-year-old lefty said.
“There were some hits I gave up with two strikes, just were not good execution, and just some things that we could do a little better.”
Asked to elaborate on what those things were, he went into a little more detail.
“Just some execution with two strikes,” Gore reiterated, “… understanding the hitter, and what they do well, and where the ball needs to be.