MIAMI – Marcus Stroman’s sinker caught the inside edge of the strike zone and splintered Marlins leadoff hitter Jon Berti’s bat as he tried to battle it off.
After a first-pitch slider, Stroman had thrown Berti five straight sinkers to induce an inning-ending groundout in the third. Berti threw down his helmet as he ran through first base.
“I’ve put together a pretty decent second half, and I’ve thrown the ball really well, and getting back to who I am as a pitcher,” Stroman said in a recent conversation with the Sun-Times. “And now, we’re starting to find how to adapt to make my starts even better.