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Crimson Sox’s Richard Fitts, traded from Yankees for Alex Verdugo, continues scoreless methods to begin MLB profession

Getty Images Red Sox right-hander Richard Fitts became the second pitcher in Major League Baseball history to accomplish a feat on Friday night against the Minnesota Twins (GameTracker). Fitts joined Cincinnati Reds lefty Andrew Abbott by beginning his big-league career with three consecutive scoreless starts of at least five innings, according to Ian Browne of

Crimson Sox’s Richard Fitts, traded from Yankees for Alex Verdugo, continues scoreless methods to begin MLB profession

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Red Sox right-hander Richard Fitts grew to become the second pitcher in Main League Baseball historical past to perform a feat on Friday evening towards the Minnesota Twins (GameTracker). Fitts joined Cincinnati Reds lefty Andrew Abbott by starting his big-league profession with three consecutive scoreless begins of not less than 5 innings, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com.

Fitts, 24, threw precisely 5 shutout frames towards the Twins. He allowed 5 hits and walked one, all of the whereas punching out three of the 21 batters he confronted. The Crimson Sox inserted reliever Luis Guerrero to start the sixth inning.

In keeping with Statcast, Fitts’ fastball averaged 93.5 mph on Friday and generated 4 whiffs on 17 swings. His different 4 swinging strikes got here courtesy of his slider.

Fitts had beforehand delivered 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his big-league debut towards the Chicago White Sox. He then threw one other 5 shutout innings on the street towards the New York Yankees. That begin needed to be notably rewarding for Fitts, who was picked by the Yankees by the use of Auburn within the sixth spherical of the 2021 newbie draft.

Fitts was subsequently traded to the Crimson Sox final December as a part of the deal that despatched outfielder Alex Verdugo from Boston to New York. The Crimson Sox additionally obtained fellow pitchers Nicholas Judice and Greg Weissert as a part of the settlement.

At publication time, the Crimson Sox held a 1-0 lead due to an RBI single by veteran infielder Trevor Story within the fourth inning of the competition.

Abbott, for these questioning, has since upped his profession whole to 46 begins. His big-league ERA is 3.78 ERA (119 ERA+) and he has a 2.44 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Total, his contributions have been value an estimated 5.7 Wins Above Substitute, per Baseball Reference’s calculations. 

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