• Five relief appearances for John Holdzkom, five scoreless innings. Holdzkom pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning on just 8 pitches, 7 for strikes, in the Pirates 7-3 win over the Cubs on Frisay night. Holdzkom struck out 2 and got Rafael Lopez to ground out to short on a first pitch strike. Holdzkom has now retired 14 of 16 batters he’s faced since being called up.
9/12 vs CUBS 1.0 IP, 2 K, 8-7
2014 Stats: 5 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 HLD, 9 SO, 1 BB, 0.40 WHIP

Related posts:

Default ThumbnailGerrit Cole retired final 17 batters he faced, earning 11th win of season Default ThumbnailBig John Holdzkom continues to shine in relief Default ThumbnailHoldzkom picks up first career Major League win Default ThumbnailJohn Holdzkom sent to Triple-A