Thanks for the update. Sometimes a box score doesn’t tell the entire story of the game.

As good as his fastball can be, I still think he needs to utilize a few more pitches (curve, change-up) in order to be successful in the long run.

I also just read this response from Maddon after the game; “Overall, he didn’t throw the ball poorly – he was around the strike zone,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “I just thought they did a nice job of hitting today.”

Sounds similar to your evaluation of Garza. Just wasn’t getting the breaks, I guess. Hopefully he can have better luck next time out!

I haven’t seen a pitch breakdown, but I thought Garza threw his other pitches much more in this start. Judging by the results, I am not so sure that is a good thing. I honestly thought he had good stuff for most of the start, but was a bit unlucky. Of course, he got rattled the 6th inning and lost his command. So are the breaks with a young pitcher from time-to-time.

Did he use any other pitches than his fastball???