Friday was an Ace vs. Ace pitcher’s duel. On Saturday, only one pitcher remembered to bring his gun.
Kumar Rocker announced his presence. The big freshman made Corbs look brilliant for promoting him to Saturday starter, going 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 7 K on an efficient 84 pitches. He trusted his catcher, trusted his stuff, hit his spots, used the whole plate, and spun curves for strikes—rather than trying to blow everyone away, and consequently leaving the occasional fat one over the middle.
Had the game been closer, Kumar would have been out there in the 8th to take us all the way to White Castle.