Matusz done for the day
Kam Mickolio has replaced Brian Matusz to start the sixth inning.
Matusz is charged with one run and three hits, with no walks and two strikeouts. He threw 57 pitches, 41 strikes.
The Phillies' 4 through 8 hitters were a combined 0-for-10 with two strikeouts. That group includes Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth, Raul Ibanez and Shane Victorino.
I'll pass along quotes from Matusz once he's done running and is made available to the media. He's one of the best interviews out there, so he won't skimp on the details of today's performance.
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I wonder if he focused less on getting strikeouts or if it's just a coincidence. Less strikeouts today but a much better performance overall.
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We were just talking about that in the press box. - Roch
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Matusz will be the unquestioned #1 starter by midseason. The kis is going to be Stud
Mickolio needs to pitch well today in my opinion..nice performance by Matusz...he deserves praise for sure,...be interesting to see what he thinks about all.
Early in spring training they were working on fundamentals every day. Has that ended? Obviously with the porous defense and continued poor baserunning a team like the Orioles need a lot more work on those issues.
Hopefully it won't be long before this guy is the leader of the pitching staff. God help us if Millwood or Guthrie continue to carry the "ace" tag.
A great performance by Matusz.
Now how long until the bullpen blows another one?
The roberts situation is starting to get goofy!
This happened months ago and they are just sending him back for expertise examination.
This FO is living in the past. Maybe they can take a note or two from Ozzie
Strike outs run the pitch counts up,I'll take cheap 2 pitch outs any day. Matuz seems to be ahead of everybody else in ST.Sloppy baserunning still plagues the O's.As long as these guys have been around and still can't run the bases is appalling.