Sunday’s starting pitcher A.J. Griffin is coming off the only complete-game shutout thrown by a Rangers’ pitcher since September 2015.
How do you improve on that?
“I try to throw a no-hitter every time I pitch,” said Griffin, who has won his last four starts. “I just try to stay within myself and execute pitches, have conviction in every pitch I throw and try to be on the same page with my catcher.”
104 A season-high pitches thrown by Sunday’s starting pitcher A.J. Griffin in his last start, a complete-game shutout Tuesday against the Padres.
Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the key to Griffin’s success is throwing his breaking ball for strikes and early in counts.