Best Pitcher Performance, No. 2: Musgrove Rehabs with No-Hit Effort
INDIANAPOLIS - Acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the centerpiece in the Gerrit Cole trade last January, Joe Musgrove's impact wasn't felt in the big leagues until late May due to injury. During his ascension of rehab starts across three levels, the 25-year-old delivered 5.2 no-hit frames against Columbus on
INDIANAPOLIS - Acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the centerpiece in the Gerrit Cole trade last January,
Musgrove's third rehab start overall and first in an Indians uniform couldn't have gone much better. He faced just one over the minimum, walked none and fanned six to help the Tribe to a 2-1 victory over their International League West rivals.
His start began with a foulout off the bat of
The last two outs in the first began a stretch of 16 straight batters retired by the right-hander. He picked up his first two punchouts in the second, the first on an 85-mph slider against
Following two more strikeouts in the third, Musgrove finished the fourth inning with a whiff of
Musgrove's final line: 5.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 79 pitches/60 strikes, Game Score 80