The offense didn't make much noise Friday night. It didn't need to, as Wheeler's strong 7⅓ innings was tied for his longest outing of the season.
The offense didn't make much noise Friday night. It didn't need to, as Wheeler's strong 7⅓ innings was tied for his longest outing of the season.looked more like himself on Friday night. He allowed an uncharacteristically high three walks alongside two runs on three hits, but otherwise was dominant in a 4-2 win against the Nationals. Certainly more dominant than he was on May 12 in Miami, when he allowed more walks and runs than he had strikeouts.
Wheeler needed only 10 pitches to get through the first inning . He was less efficient with his command in the second and fifth, allowing an RBI double to Keibert Ruiz and a two-out RBI double to Eddie Rosario, but retired his next seven batters after Rosario.His stuff looked crisp. Wheeler nearly hit 98 mph in the first inning and averaged 96.3 mph on his four-seam fastball — a 1.7 mph jump from his yearly average on that pitch.
Wheeler’s 7⅓ innings tied his longest outing of the season. The length from Wheeler came at the perfect time for manager Rob Thomson. TheTrea Turner working his way back; Taijuan Walker updateAlvarado induced a pop out from CJ Abrams and a fly out from Rosario to end the eighth inning. Hoffman allowed a double to Joey Gallo but retired his other three batters on two pop-ups and a fly out.
It was a lackluster night for the offense, which went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and scored four runs on five hits, thanks to RBI doubles by. The lineup made some hard contact, but many of their hard hits were caught or hit on the ground. It didn’t end up mattering. This is a team that can win in many different ways.
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