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- Updated: August 29, 2016
BOSTON — It is not supposed to be this easy. Royals rookie left-hander Matt Strahm burst onto the scene last month and has been nothing short of phenomenal since. Strahm entered Sunday night’s game against the Red Sox with a 0.84 ERA in nine games.
And Strahm has been overpowering with a fastball that has ranged from 93-97 mph and a wipeout curve. He has struck out 19 of the 40 hitters he has faced, the best strikeout ratio (47.5 percent) of anyone in the Majors with a minimum of 40 hitters faced.
“He’s just done a super job,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He’s really been valuable to us.”
With a bullpen that has been missing power right-handers Luke Hochevar (out for the season) and Wade Davis (due back within a week), Strahm has been thrust into numerous high-leverage situations.
And the 24-year-old Strahm hasn’t blinked. Shoot, he says he doesn’t even get nervous.
“I was nervous my first …
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