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Odorizzi pushes himself in 120-pitch outing
- Updated: June 4, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Odorizzi used a career-high 120 bullets on Friday night.
That’s seven more pitches than he’s ever thrown in a Major League game and that allowed the right-hander to get through the sixth inning to earn a no-decision in the Rays’ 4-2 win over the Twins at Target Field.
“I was perfectly fine throwing 120,” Odorizzi said. “My body felt fine. I don’t think my stuff wavered at all. But, I did a good job of holding them in check with not the best stuff. So it was nice to get that extra amount of pitches when I knew I didn’t have my best stuff and they knew it as well. So it’s a confidence booster for me.”
The big question is whether the Rays’ willingness to let him throw more pitches could be a precursor regarding how they proceed going forward.
Odorizzi’s work came a night after Rays starter Matt Moore got lifted following a five-inning, 96-pitch outing that prompted him to express that he feels equipped to pitch deeper into the games if the Rays see fit.
Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters that “as an organization and as a staff” they want their starters to go deeper into …
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