#starting-pitching

#starting-pitching

Lucas Giolito goes to the hill where he's been hot and cold of late. Over his last four starts, Giolito has two excellent outings against the Astros and Marlins, where he allowed a total of two runs over a combined 14.1 inning of work, and then two stinkers where he struggled to throw strikes and only got through 4.2 inning of work against both the Padres and the Yankees.

On Tuesday night, Sandy Alcantara reminded everyone why he's still the face of Miami's pitching staff. The right-hander tossed six dominant innings against the Pirates, allowing just three hits, one walk, and striking out six in a 3-2 win to even the series. He needed only 85 pitches to do it-his most efficient outing of the year by far. That's more like the Sandy Alcántara we know and love!

Sasaki is willing to take on any role with the Dodgers if it helps them reach their goal of winning the World Series. "Regardless of my role, I'm just making sure I can compete and get Major League hitters out."

"... [ Kade Anderson's] next pitch should be some place in the Washington Nationals organization. It's not close. They usually draft really well. He's the best player in the country. There is nobody closer to the Major Leagues than him right now. But I don't think you can quantify it. Paul Skenes? ..."