Astros insider: Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani can't touch Cristian Javier
Over his final four innings Wednesday, Astros righthander Cristian Javier struck out eight Angels and didn't allow a runner to get to second base.ANAHEIM, Calif. — Earl Weaver, the colorful Hall of Fame manager, is credited with saying “momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.”
He turned in six dominant innings against the Angels, striking out 11 while limiting Los Angeles to two runs in“Javi was good,” manager Dusty Baker said. “He had his high fastball working. He only made one mistake, but other than that, he was excellent.” “A lot,” Javier said through an interpreter when asked how much he fed off Valdez’s performance. “We all try to stay motivated and try to stay very positive to continue to have success like that.”
Javier was nonplussed, not allowing a runner to second base in his final four innings while striking out eight. He punctuated his afternoon with consecutive strikeouts of Trout and Ohtani.Javier had his four-seam fastball that he likes to throw high in the zone working. He generated 17 of his 24 swings and misses with the fastball, which he threw on 57 of his 93 pitches.
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