Sudden turnaround
Kyle Gibson was having a hard time completing five innings this month, but Tuesday, he went seven innings, in part because of a season-high 16 swing-and-misses:
Average, previous three starts
4⅔ IP, 6.3 H, 3 ER, 1.7 BB, 4.3 SO
(96.7 pitches, 58.7 strikes)
Tuesday at Chicago
7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO
(91 pitches, 63 strikes)
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