Brandon Pfaadt tossed seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts, zero walks, and just two hits to earn the win in a 2-0 game against the Braves on Friday.
He just keeps getting better. Drake Baldwin reached on an infield single to start the game and then Pfaadt retired the next 11 hitters. Then, Michael Harris slapped a single and Pfaaft retired the final 10 hitters he faced. He was pulled at just 87 pitches and likely would’ve gotten the seventh inning too, but the Diamondbacks had a long top of the frame. No matter, this was still a gem and was the fourth straight outing where Pfaadt has worked into the seventh and allowed zero earned runs. In fact, the last time someone scored one against him was all the way back on July 23rd as his changeup has reached a new level and adding more curveballs has taken tons of pressure off both that and his fastball. It’s been beautiful to watch him turn the corner and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the pitcher-needy Diamondbacks. Pfaadt is scheduled to face the Red Sox in Boston next time out.
