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On 14-K night, Price values 8 innings much more
- Updated: April 27, 2016
ATLANTA — David Price will let everyone else be wowed by the 14 strikeouts he had against the Braves on Tuesday night, equaling a career high. The one number that impressed him — the only one that really mattered — was eight.
That is how many innings Price pitched in leading the Red Sox to an 11-4 victory. That is the number he hopes to put up in countless more outings this season and beyond.
In truth, the only number he likes better is nine.
“I don’t care about strikeouts, man,” Price said. “That doesn’t mean anything to me. I want to go out there and pitch as deep as I can into baseball games. I want to get 27 outs every five days. Twenty-four is good.”
So when manager John Farrell gauged how Price was feeling after seven innings and 99 pitches, the lefty never flinched.
“They came down and asked me after the seventh how I felt, and I told them I felt good,” Price said. “They asked me again and I told them I felt great. I want to go out there and I want to be able to pitch as deep as I can into baseball games. Twenty-four outs, I like …
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