How Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson turned his year around

Cincinnati Reds rookie starting pitcher Brandon Williamson faced Miami Marlins All-Star outfielder Jorge Soler in the top of the sixth inning Monday night. Williamson got ahead 0-2 in the count with a backdoor cutter that clipped the right edge of the strike zone, and he used that strike to set up a strike three changeup that tailed off the plate.

These were the pitches Williamson wasn’t executing in 2022 and early in 2023 when Williamson was struggling. Now, Williamson is reestablishing his place in the Reds’ young core.

Williamson allowed just one run in 6 \u2154 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts in the Reds' 5-2 win over the Marlins. He has a 3.19 ERA since the start of July while…