Amati and Stradivarius. Leonardo and Michelangelo. Giolito and Bieber.
Classic matchups, all.
It isn’t often you call a game a classic pitchers’ duel and it actually happens, but when it does, it sure is fun to watch. Okay, the ending wasn’t fun this time, but it didn’t happen while the masters were at work.
Lucas Giolito and Shane Bieber both were masters of the pitching art, achieving terrific results. Giolito just needed a few more pitches sooner, and had to leave the game earlier as a result. But, boy, what pitches they were.
Giolito’s line (seven scoreless innings, three hits, two walks, eight Ks), came almost completely off of fastballs and changeups, though he threw a few early sliders.