Well I have been very hard on Homer Bailey this season. Today against the the Milwaukee Brewers he had control of the game from the get go. He was working the outside and inside corners like everyone knew he could. Some things I should remember about Homer Bailey are that today will be his 13th start as a major league pitcher and he is only 22 years old. Through six and half innings Bailey has looked like a strong pitcher,striking out 4 and walking no one. The only problem for Bailey was that CC hit a nice homer run off of the young right-hander in third inning after having him down 0-2 in the count.The bullpen blew the win for Bailey in the bottom of the sixth. Bailey was using his fastball very well not just trying to whip it up there as hard as he can but using his mechanics to allow the ball to glide over the plate in the lower 90's. Where before he was just throwing the ball as hard as he could over the plate trying to strike guys out. Being down in the minors this last time must have taught him how to be patient with his pitches.
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