Ricky Nolasco came through with a dominant performance this afternoon, putting an end to the trend of poor starts for my pitchers.
Before the rain set in in Miami, Nolasco pitched 7 innings, retiring 14 of the last 15 batters to face him. He only allowed three hits and didn’t walk a man, striking out 8.
As I found out from the FSN Miami broadcast team, Nolasco has now allowed 3 runs or less in 10 of his last 11 starts. Given that his next two starts are against the Padres (always a struggling offense) and Dodgers (currently a struggling offense) I think I’ll hold onto Nolasco until the break.
I know it was the Nationals sans Zimmerman, Guzman and Milledge, but Nolasco really pounded the strike zone fearlessly. His fastball was in the 92-94 range on the outside corner and his curve was a consistent out-pitch.
He’s likely not going to get the win, but I’m really happy with the Nolasco pickup.
Before the rain set in in Miami, Nolasco pitched 7 innings, retiring 14 of the last 15 batters to face him. He only allowed three hits and didn’t walk a man, striking out 8.
As I found out from the FSN Miami broadcast team, Nolasco has now allowed 3 runs or less in 10 of his last 11 starts. Given that his next two starts are against the Padres (always a struggling offense) and Dodgers (currently a struggling offense) I think I’ll hold onto Nolasco until the break.
I know it was the Nationals sans Zimmerman, Guzman and Milledge, but Nolasco really pounded the strike zone fearlessly. His fastball was in the 92-94 range on the outside corner and his curve was a consistent out-pitch.
He’s likely not going to get the win, but I’m really happy with the Nolasco pickup.
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