He ended the 72-pitch outing with strikeouts of Cristhian Adames (94-mph fastball), Brandon Barnes (80-mph changeup) and John Gray (93-mph fastball). McCarthy maintained the velocity of his fastball at 93-94 mph and had excellent command throughout. Three pitches later, the Dodgers right-hander blew a 94-mph fastball by the Colorado leadoff man for a third strike. “After the first strikeout, I was like, ‘OK, at least, if nothing else, I didn’t end my career with a home run to Justin Upton,’ ” McCarthy said. Brandon McCarthy’s first big league pitch in more than 14 months was a 91-mph fastball at the knees of Charlie Blackmon for a strike.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 03, 2016 23:19 UTC