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Hinch to lobby Yost for Harris’ All-Star nod
- Updated: May 26, 2016
HOUSTON — Astros manager A.J. Hinch said he plans to lobby for relief pitcher Will Harris to make the American League All-Star team. This is the second year in a row Hinch said he will stump for Harris, who had made 20 consecutive scoreless appearances and had a 0.42 ERA entering Thursday’s series finale against the Orioles.
Since allowing a run in his first appearances of the season, Harris has gone 20 1/3 innings scoreless, marking the longest scoring-innings streak by an Astros pitcher since Alberto Arias tossed 21 1/3 innings from May 27-June 18, 2009. It’s also the longest active streak in the Majors.
“Numbers-wise, you never know what to expect,” Hinch said. “This is a pretty good stretch for him, and for any reliever. I have all the confidence in the world he can do well. No one is really going to throw out the type of season prediction he’s had this far. It’s not too far …
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