I wasn't paying too close attention to today's game but Clay started out really well. He went two scoreless innings and looked very sharp. (He ended up with five strike outs and three walks before his outing was over.)
In the third inning, however, he ran into some trouble. He allowed a hit but then picked off the runner at first. The next batter shattered his bat and made it to first. He got the next batter to tap a ball to third but Lowell couldn't make the play. Then he got a fly ball to center that Coco wasn't able to keep his grip on. So he'd loaded the bases when if things had gone more smoothly the inning would have been over. Probably unnerved by the turn of events, he walked the next batter and things got away from him. He allowed another hit before the inning was over and the score was 4-0.
I'm not really down on Clay after today's performance. At the beginning of the game he was spot on and for the most part his command was much, much better than it had been so far this spring. He needs to work on pitching well when things get out of hand but that's something (I presume) that only comes with practice.
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