Jack Flaherty displayed a mix of pitching prowess and frustration in a game against Randy Arozarena. Despite a strong performance with 10 strikeouts over 6 innings, Flaherty gave up key hits, including a homer to Arozarena. Arozarena's homer was his 3rd of the year, evening the score. Flaherty's pitch count reached 50 as he struggled with giving up runs and hits, leading to visible frustration.
Flaherty struck out Arozarena on three pitches to start the third, but man, he threw a four-seamer at 89 mph. He had another one at 91 in the second. But he's attacking with his knuckle-curve this inning
Flaherty fuming as he walked into the dugout. Frustrating inning on a couple of levels. Giving extra bases, seeing-eye hits, just missed turning a DP. Labor-intensive 50 pitches so far
A couple of paper-cut hits and a couple of loud hits -- things not going well for Jack Flaherty. Three runs, four hits in the second. He's already pushing 50 pitches
Randy Arozarena evens the score! https://t.co/WJbPB0p7GD
Randy Arozarena belts his 3rd homer of the year 💪 https://t.co/REkEsRm7j9
Jack Flaherty fell behind Randy Arozarena 3-0 and 3-1. He left a slider over the plate and the ball was launched into the left-field seats. Arozarena was hitless in his first seven at-bats this series. He singled and homered in his last two.
Jack Flaherty continues to search for his first win as a Tiger. He deserved a better fate tonight with his first double-digit strikeout game since 5/15/23. 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB, 10 K Nine swinging strikes off the curveball in chilly conditions.
Jack Flaherty was terrific tonight: 6 IP 4 H 4 R 2 ER 1 BB 10 K 97 pitches 63 strikes 19 whiffs 19 called strikes
Four straight strikeouts for Jack Flaherty after the Larnach homer. He's deflty mixing his knuckle-curve -- three whiffs on five swings, two called strikes