Conley contains runners, delivers quality outing

PHILADELPHIA — Marlins left-hander Adam Conley accomplished a couple of things on Monday in a 5-3 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. He pitched at a quick pace and controlled the running game in the process.

In that regard, it was a win-win situation for the 25-year-old, who enjoyed a nice bounceback performance after the roughest outing of his season.

Conley gave up one run on eight hits with five strikeouts and a walk over six innings. Also worth noting, he didn’t allow a stolen base.

It was a different outcome than his previous start, a 10-2 loss to the Brewers on May 10 at Marlins Park. In four innings, Conley was tagged for four runs, and he watched Milwaukee swipe four bases.

“The Brewers, in the last start, were running all over me,” the lefty said. “Typically, that doesn’t happen. We think they had me pegged on something. They were seeing something. I was kind of giving them that good jump.”

One obvious difference on Monday was Conley used a slide step with fast …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com