Shane Baz made his second start of the season and he shoved. Baz finished his outing with the statline of 6 IP, 2 H, 7 K. He also collected 14 whiffs.
One of the hits Baz allowed was to the second hitter he faced, Trey Mancini who hit a double to right center. Baz got out of the first getting a strikeout and a lineout to short. Baz pitched a clean 2nd, 3rd (other than a HBP), and 4th. The only other hit the Baz allowed was an infield single in the 5th. A popup and 2 groundouts got Baz out of the 5th. Baz finished his outing by striking out the side in the 6th.
Seven of the fourteen whiffs came on Baz’s slider, which he threw 37% of the time this outing. His slider has a -1.1 RV/100, .158 BAA, and a 47.2% whiff percentage.