Morrow pitched a perfect 8th inning while striking out two and displaying his 100 MPH fastball. The 23 year-old right-hander has dazzled in limited time this year, pitching 15 innings while giving up only 2 ER on two solo home runs. Meanwhile, as Morrow seizes each opportunity he gets on the mound, Jarrod Washburn and Miguel Batista are stinking up the joint. Washburn has posted a 2-6 record with a 6.54 Batista is 3-6 on the season with a 5.90 ERA. While I do believe Washburn will play better as the season progresses, Batista really shows no sign of turning things around. First off, he is 37 years old, quickly losing velocity on his already sub-par fastball, and even in the prime of his career his ERA was consistently in the 4.6-4.9 range.
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