After making just four starts in 2015 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Brandon McCarthy had to face a pitcher’s biggest nightmare – Tommy John surgery. He would have fourteen long months of recovery and rehabilitation of the surgically repaired ligament in his right elbow before he would throw his next big league pitch. That moment finally came for McCarthy this past Sunday, when the soon-to-be 33-year-old took the hill for the Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies. McCarthy was brilliant in his return, throwing five scoreless innings while allowing just three baserunners and striking out eight en route to the win. The Dodgers could desperately use Brandon’s services as their rotation took a major hit when they placed their ace, Clayton Kershaw, on the 15-day disabled list with a herniated disc in his back. It was great to see McCarthy rebound from his absence in stellar fashion. Let’s break down his Sunday start against the Rockies with 12 HD GIFs.
You guys know the drill by now. First thing’s first. Let’s take a gander at McCarthy’s strikezone plot from the outing:
