With the exception of his third start of the season, Jon Niese has lacked velocity and been hit hard in 2015. On Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, Niese turned in his most alarming performance so far.
With his fastball sitting between 87 and 88 MPH for the majority of Sunday night’s game, things caved in on Niese in the second inning, when he allowed four consecutive run-scoring hits (including three doubles) with two outs as the Yankees took a 5-2 lead.
Overall, Niese allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits while walking one and striking out three in five innings of work.