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Straily’s ‘beautiful game’ bests Bumgarner
- Updated: July 28, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — More than wanting to notch his first hit as a batter, Reds starting pitcher Dan Straily is shooting for his first complete game in the Majors. During a 2-1 victory over the Giants, Straily seemed well on his way while also besting Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.
But after Bumgarner hit a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth, manager Bryan Price lifted Straily for Raisel Iglesias to get out of the inning. While it didn’t look obvious that Straily was running out of gas at 90 pitches, it turned out that he in fact was on fumes.
“When he came out to get me, the last couple of pitches I threw didn’t have the same feel as the other ones,” Straily said. “I told [Price] that was a really good read on his part to see the situation and come get me right there.”
Straily still finished with a career-high 7 2/3 innings, one run, three hits, one walk and five strikeouts. His only mistake was Conor Gillaspie hitting an 0-1 curveball for a leadoff home run in the third inning.
Price did not want to put Straily in a position to …
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