PHOENIX –– After Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tyler Mahle pitched nine shutout innings in the Reds win on Tuesday over the Arizona Diamondbacks, he stood in the interview room and answered questions about the best start of his career.
Mahle explained why his fastball was so effective. He described why his season has turned around in June. When the questions were over, Mahle had one more point he wanted to make.
Mahle shifted the focus to catcher Aramis Garcia, who was behind the plate for Tuesday’s win.
“One thing I will say to you guys is Garcia tonight, if you go back and watch the sequences he was calling, I know you’ve got to make pitches, but the sequences he was calling were the greatest I’ve ever seen,” Mahle said.