The biggest question surrounding Baltimore is with its pitching. As the playoffs near, rookie Grayson Rodriguez is providing quite the answer following a midseason reset in the minors.
Over the winter, the 24-year-old Rodriguez had been hailed as one of the sport's best pitching prospects, a sturdy, hard-throwing hoss with a deep arsenal and frontline potential. Instead, he performed like a batting-cage pitching machine, posting a catastrophic 7.35 ERA in his first 10 starts with the single highest hard-hit rate in. That's when the Orioles, already very much in the AL East mix, ran out of patience and sent their young hurler to the minors to get right.
But there he was, a Tide and no longer an Oriole, forced to reckon with his shortcomings and make the necessary adjustments. And he did.Across seven Triple-A starts, the 6-foot-5 Texan regained his confidence and rediscovered his sparkle. Thanks to a few minor mechanical adjustments, Rodriguez saw his fastball velocity and command improve dramatically. He ditched his oft-blasted cutter in favor of more heaters, changeups and curves.
The Rays were threatening to grab the upper hand in the AL East after taking the first two games of a four-game set in Baltimore, which tied the division foes for the first time in months. They also had their ace,, on the bump. But the O's lineup pummeled Glasnow, while Rodriguez allowed zero runs and struck out seven across eight innings to catapult his club back into the AL driver's seat.
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