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Jenkins displays maturity in 2nd start for Braves
- Updated: July 20, 2016
CINCINNATI — With one swing of the bat, it looked like Braves second baseman Gordon Beckham had propelled rookie Tyrell Jenkins into his first career win just one day before his birthday.
Beckham’s two-run homer in the seventh gave the Braves a two-run lead shortly after Jenkins exited, and he would have been the pitcher of record. Unfortunately for Jenkins, Jim Johnson couldn’t hold down the save and, although the Braves ended up with the 5-4 win in 11 innings, Jenkins missed out on that first victory.
Although Jenkins didn’t get the win, he impressed in his second start, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits on a career-high 107 pitches.
“I was really comfortable,” Jenkins said. “Earlier before the game, me and [catcher Anthony] Recker got a gameplan together, and I kind of gave him my personal gameplan, because I’ve been studying the hitters and kind of watching film. So I was really comfortable knowing who was aggressive and what they were swinging at, what they were looking for.”
Jenkins’ only big mistake came …
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