How about that Anthony Banda! He barely reached 50 pitches but was able to finagle his way into pitching 5 pretty solid innings. We weren’t privy to many of the impressive strikeouts that we have come to see in the minors from Banda, but his fastballs sure were on display. Banda’s changeups looked absolutely filthy, which as we all know is just what the Rays are about. Who knows how long he will be around on the team, but it’s nice to see a major league debut that doesn’t go completely off the rails.
That is not to say that Banda didn’t pitch around a few jams.