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- Updated: May 28, 2016
ARLINGTON — After struggling through a rough first month of the season, Pirates lefty Jonathon Niese has undergone a rapid turnaround in May, posting four consecutive quality starts including a one-run, six-inning outing on Friday in a 9-1 win over the Rangers.
Niese’s ERA was 5.94 after a messy May 3 start against the Cubs in which he allowed six earned runs on nine hits and five walks, but he has allowed only seven runs over his past 25 2/3 innings, good for a 2.45 ERA and a 2-1 record during his last four starts. Niese said there was no magic cure to his early ailments, just continued refinement.
“I’d never experienced struggles this early, so to experience them this early, I kind of didn’t really know what to do,” Niese said. “A lot of it’s mental. I know I have it in me. In my sides between games I was able to work on the …
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