He throws three types of fastballs: A four-seamer, a sinker and a cutter, and he uses them all to try to let the hitters get themselves out. Instead, he wants to use the natural sink on his fastball to create early, weak contact. That’s well above his season rate of 12.8 percent, which is tied for the best in the Red Sox's system among pitchers with 100 or more innings.ĭespite all the punchouts this year, Ward insists that’s not his aim. He induced 16 swings and misses in 92 pitches, good for a rate of 17.4 percent. 10, when Ward struck out eight for high Class A Salem in five, one-hit innings against Carolina. That’s big for me because my slider’s my best pitch.” “And my slider spin efficiency is zero, so I have perfect sidespin on my slider. “When it comes to a slider, you want your spin efficiency as low as possible, as close to zero as it can possibly be,” Ward said after his most recent start. But to understand how he got there, the most appropriate number is zero, which explains why his signature slider gets so many swings and misses. Those figures describe what Ward, 22, has done this year. Or you could look at his 142 strikeouts, which are the most among Red Sox prospects and the 11th most in the minor leagues. You could point to his 2.10 ERA, which is the second-best among qualified starters in Boston's system. “And that’s where the focus is.There are a lot of outstanding numbers one could use to describe Thad Ward’s season. “The priority is: What are we doing and how can we get more consistent?” La Russa said. The Sox could be division champs by Tuesday evening if they win and the Cleveland Indians lose their 5:10 p.m. because of expected inclement weather in the evening.
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The series continues Tuesday with a game moved up to 12:10 p.m. He stole second and scored on Castro’s single. Grossman reached when Kimbrel hit him with a pitch. Reyes scored on a sacrifice fly to tie the score. He’s played outstanding second base, and I’m not going to crucify him for one mental lapse.” It’s the one where you think, ‘Uh-oh, I’ve still got the ball in my hand.’ You can tag him with the hand, you can do it either way. “We’ve all seen that play,” La Russa said. Reyes was ruled safe, and a run scored to make it 3-2. The second baseman tagged the runner headed to second, Victor Reyes, with his glove while the ball was in his throwing hand. With runners on the corners and a run already in, Schoop hit a grounder fielded by César Hernández. The Tigers responded with three in the bottom of the inning. Yasmani Grandal drove in another run with a sacrifice fly to center, and Eloy Jiménez knocked in Moncada with a double to make it 3-0. The Tigers got a force at second but couldn’t complete the double play, and Brian Goodwin scored the game’s first run. The Sox loaded the bases in the third with no outs for Yoán Moncada, who hit a grounder to second baseman Jonathan Schoop. That’s a shutdown inning, and that’s on me.” “Just disappointed in myself to go out there and give up three runs when they put up three runs for me. “You get in the third, my team puts up three runs,” he said. Rodón wanted to keep the attention on the outing. Being in first place, you’re just really concerned about him.” “He’s done such a good job for us, he’s been so important to the start that we’ve had.
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