Best-Lucas Giolito SP Chicago White Sox-9IP 0H 0ER 1BB 13K 101PC 1W
Lucas Giolito was not only the best of the night, but he had the best performance of the 2020 season. Giolito had the night of his life against the Pittsburgh Pirates, matching a career-high in strikeouts with 13 to go with his no-hitter.
This was the first no-hitter of the 2020 season, and a lot of people were not even sure if pitchers were going to be able to make it past the 6th inning. Giolito had one of the most efficient no-hitters in MLB history with 101 pitches and 13 strikes.
The White Sox have been on a roll with the offense setting records, and Giolito and the whole pitching staff is getting their due. This team is now complete.
Other Notables: Marcus Semien SS Athletics-3-5 2R 2RBI 1HR; Shane Bieber SP Cleveland-6IP 4H 2ER 3BB 10K 1W; Ryan O’Hearn 1B Royals-3-4 2R 2RBI 1HR; Brandon Woodruff SP Brewers-6IP 4H 2ER 1BB 8K; Brandon Belt 1B Giants-4-5 2R 5RBI 2HR.
Worst-Carter Kieboom 3B Washington Nationals-0-4
The Nationals let star 3B Anthony Rendon go to the Angels in the offseason with the hopes that Carter Kieboom would be able to develop into a playable 3B after being called up. But at this point, he does not even look good enough to be a platoon player right now.
Kieboom is hitting .200 after his 0-4 performance against the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Nationals have moved into the last place of the NL East. Keiboom also has hit zero home runs and only has 5RBI in the season. This is a vast difference from Rendon’s contribution. The Nationals got off to a slow start last season, but in this year’s format, the Nationals do not have that luxury of building momentum. If Kieboom and this offense do not start gelling soon, it might be too late for the world series champs to be in the playoffs.
Extra Trash: Chris Paddack SP Padres-5IP 8H 6ER 1BB 7K 1L; Fernando Tatis Jr. SS Padres-0-5 1K; Kyle Gibson SP Rangers-6.1IP 6H 7ER 2BB 6K; Kevin Pillar OF Red Sox-0-5 1K; Kyle Hart SP Red Sox-3.1IP 8H 6ER 3BB 3K 1L.