And the extremity that directs all the downward trajectory, puts the tremendous spin rate, on Kevin Gausman’s signature splitter. More often, pretty much after every start, Gausman goes home with a blister on that middle finger, the penalty he pays for his wicked splitter. “For whatever reason, today the finger split,” continued Gausman, theorizing that perhaps dry weather had something to do with his ailment. “I’d pitched in the post-season before, but when you get the ball to start the game, that’s what you dream of, right? He did again today twice.”A standout performance, too, from Whit Merrifield, starting his ninth straight game at second base.

Source: thestar October 03, 2022 04:38 UTC