Lucas Giolito didn't pick up a win in his White Sox debut, but there were plenty of encouraging signs.
At the top of that list has to be his control, which was an issue that plagued the Sox No. 6 prospect in the past.
Here's a closer look at his precision last night against the Twins:
0 - Maybe the most important number of all. Giolito did not walk a single batter.
1 - Giolito hit one Twin. It was Brian Dozier on the first at-bat of the game. First-game nerves? We'll chalk it up to that.
64 - Giolito hurled 64 strikes out of 99 pitches, resulting in a strike percentage above league average.
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A fair number of those strikes the 23-year-old threw were hit hard, though. CSN's Dan Hayes noted the exit velocities against Giolito in the first inning:
Although he got out of that inning unscathed, Minnesota did get to the right-hander:
3 - The number of dingers slammed off Giolitio.
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The exit velocities on those, according to MLB Exit Velocity:
98.9 - Jorge Polanco's fourth inning homer.
105.5 - Kennys Vargas' fifth inning homer.
104.3 - Eddie Rosario's sixth inning homer.
All of the homers hit were on fastballs, which was his go-to pitch according to Hayes. Here's a look at his pitch selection:
69 - Fastballs
16 - Changeups
12 - Curveballs
The bottom line:
4 - Earned runs Giolito gave up.