A funny thing happened in New York City tonight. Was it your face? ...No. Steven Wright and his second rate knuckleball made easy work of the Yankees, going 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits, 2 BBs, 9 Ks as he escaped with the Win. Why is this funny? Because it's teh second straight start where Wright has at least 8 Ks. Previously he could only reach eight strikeouts previously by combining his previously two highest totals. Wright had never K'd more than four batters all season, and now he's done it in back-to-back starts. Wait! Hold on! Don't jump to the wire just yet. Entering last night's outing, Wright held a 5.24 FIP and 4.83 xFIP. At the end of this tale, we have a guy who has a pair of solid starts and a bunch more clunkers under his belt. What's the moral of this story? Don't trust a knuckleballer.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
