Dragons' Santillan strikes out 10 in six innings
Tony Santillan had a night of highs and lows Monday, and they were all good.Cincinnati's 14th-ranked prospect struck out a season-high 10 and didn't issue a walk for the first time in his career in Class A Dayton's 4-1 win over Cedar Rapids at Fifth Third Field. Santillan allowed one
Cincinnati's 14th-ranked prospect struck out a season-high 10 and didn't issue a walk for the first time in his career in Class A Dayton's 4-1 win over Cedar Rapids at Fifth Third Field. Santillan allowed one run on two hits over six innings.
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"Most of my pitches have been working," the 20-year-old right-hander said. "I had a lot of confidence, especially after that first inning and it just kept building up, which allowed my pitches to be sharper and more consistent."
Santillan (2-2) fanned
"It's a great feeling," said Santillan, who had walked 69 over 116 career innings coming in. "I thought it was my best outing of the year so far. I just attacked the zone, got ahead early and put them away pretty quickly. I didn't really play around with the hitters. Now I'll just build off that and keep the momentum going forward."
"[The home run] had no impact on me really," Santillan said. "I just let it happen and got back in there to attack the zone and attack the hitters."
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He departed after throwing 61 of 94 pitches for strikes. Right-hander
"It was awesome to watch it, especially from your teammates," said Santillan. "You go out there and have a good game, and then you turn it over to the bullpen and you see them have the same success, it's always fun to watch."
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