Greg Holland didn’t need many pitches to make a statement in his first appearance in a big league game yesterday, 18 months after his last professional inning.
In just 10 pitches, Holland retired the side to preserve a Rockies 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. In those pitches he recorded a strikeout, pounding the zone with both his fastball and offspeed pitches and allowing hard contact only on a pitch lined to center for an out.
“I felt like the ball was coming out of my hand good. And hitters will let you know, usually.