Seth Lugo turned in an outstanding performance on Sunday, setting a single-game career-high in strikeouts.
“When one pitch ain’t working, or I see a certain swing or approach from the other team, then I have other options to go to,” Lugo said. “I never feel cornered like I have to be too fine on the corners. I can stay in the zone and attack hitters.”
Lugo generated 43 whiffs and called strikes (38%), which is tied for third-most by a Royals pitcher in a game in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008, playoffs included), behind Danny Duffy (49) and Ervin Santana (44).