Danny Duffy made a good start for the Royals against the Twins, allowing one run in six innings while striking out eight. The Royal then went to their fire balling bullpen and Matt Strahm. Strahm was a a high walk, high strikeout pitcher in 2016, his first year. With the high strikeout rate, he allowed very few hits.
That did not happen today. He faced five batters, walked two, struck, out none, and allowed four runs. He left after walking in the go-ahead run. Peter Moylan struck out the only batter he faced, but former Cubs pitcher Travis Wood came in, walked the first two batters he faced, then game up two singles, and the Twins win 7-1.
On the Twins side, it was nice to see them so selective at the plate. Drawing walks was one of their strengths on offense last season, and today they gathered walks and hits.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2nRdNus
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