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Patience pays off for Twins against Keuchel
- Updated: May 3, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — When describing reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel before Monday’s game, Twins manager Paul Molitor noted how few strikes Keuchel throws and how that’s part of his success — getting hitters to chase at pitches, especially down and out of the zone.
The numbers back that up, as Keuchel threw the second-smallest percentage of pitches in the strike zone last season and the 10th fewest this year, per Fangraphs.com. The Twins used that to their advantage, drawing five walks against him, including four in a three-run fourth, en route to a 6-2 win over the Astros at Minute Maid Park. The win snapped Keuchel’s unbeaten streak at home, as he was 17-0 in Houston dating back to Sept. 20, 2014.
“Part of his effectiveness is that he gets hitters to expand the zone, and we really tried to preach that in our game plan — to be patient and get the ball up,” Molitor said. “He tries to expand down. For the most part, particularly in that inning where we had the rally, we drew walks and made him throw pitches. And the more …
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