Cubs Insider · Jun 24, 2021
Lefty DJ Herz Recovers to Throw Fourth Hitless Outing This Year
On Wednesday night, Myrtle Beach lefty DJ Herz was part of a no-hitter for the Pelicans. As the starter, he went five innings with seven strikeouts and four walks. The night did not exactly go smoothly for Herz based on those numbers, but that’s probably a good thing.
After he needed 20 pitches to make it out of the 1st, I was a bit iffy as to whether he could make it into the 4th inning. However, something changed when Herz came out for the 2nd. He began to locate the fastball in the zone, which allowed him to get ahead of hitters and work much more efficiently. He only used 25 pitches the next two innings and was sitting at 62 after four frames.