It had been nearly a year since Ranger Suárez pitched seven innings in a game, but after back-to-back strikeouts, one looking and one swinging, the left-hander completed his seventh and final inning on Saturday night in Cleveland in a 7-1 Phillies win.
Suárez struggled last Sunday, his first start of the season. He couldn’t get out of the fourth inning, allowing seven earned runs at home against the Diamondbacks. But he looked a lot more like his best self against the Guardians on Saturday, allowing just four hitters to turn into baserunners.
The 29-year-old was very effective with his pitches all evening.