He battled without his best stuff, but the velo drop still is concerning. He got by the last 3 innings with his change and slider. His fastball looked worse tonight than it has all year.
im pretty cautious with our ace in the last game of the season right before the playoffs. A pitcher whos usually 94-97 struggling to hit 93 for 2 innings and unable to throw a strike with the fastball is usually a warning sign something is wrong. Hopefully in this case it wasnt. But i dont like taking chances right before the playoffs start.