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- Updated: May 13, 2016
CLEVELAND — Right-hander Trevor May has been a bright spot in the bullpen for the Twins this year, as he ranks among the league leaders in strikeouts per nine innings.
Entering Friday’s game against the Indians, May has a posted a 1.89 ERA with 27 strikeouts and eight walks over 19 innings. He’s been on an impressive run of eight straight scoreless outings with 11 strikeouts and two walks in nine innings. May ranks seventh among American League relievers by striking out 12.79 batters per nine.
“I think he’s regained his confidence with his changeup and his curve, while he’s kind of eliminated that slider he used as a starter,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “His fastball command early, he was probably overthrowing, and we saw a lot of high fastballs out of the zone. I think when you’re talking about a young man whose experience in the bullpen stretches about three to four months, it’s still kind of a process for him.”
As Molitor noted, May has ditched his slider this year, instead increasing his fastball usage from 60.1 percent to 65.3 percent while mostly sticking with four-seam fastballs. He’s also throwing his curve a …
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