Ah, Edwin Jackson. We’ve missed you. And I think we can all agree (unlike in our discussions of Wil Myers) that we both like you and are happy you’re a former Ray.
The bottom of the second inning was a very Edwin Jackson inning. Matt Duffy led off a line drive up the middle for a single, and then EJ lost his strike zone, missing down and away to Logan Morrison on four straight pitches. He threw three more balls to Steven Souza Jr., before getting a break when ball four hit Souza’s checked swing. Still, the real ball four came two pitches later, loading the bases with no outs.