Grant Taylor struck out one while not allowing a runner to reach base over two scoreless innings on Sunday.
AI Summary
Grant Taylor delivered a strong performance with one strikeout and no baserunners allowed over two scoreless innings on Sunday. He continues to post excellent ERA estimators and pitch-modeling grades, with 19 strikeouts in 13 scoreless innings over his last nine appearances. Taylor has improved his pitch mix by reducing cutter usage and adding more sliders and a new sinker, helping his results align with his underlying metrics.
Taylor continues to post some of the best ERA estimators and pitch-modeling grades in MLB, and his results are finally beginning to match them. He's up to 19 strikeouts in 13 scoreless innings over his last nine appearances. Taylor threw a cutter 17% of the time last season, and it was his worst pitch. Replacing it with more sliders and a new sinker has helped him match his underlying numbers this year. The White Sox still haven't shown interest in using him as a closer over Seranthony Dominguez, but he's becoming the best pitcher in this bullpen while capable of tossing multiple innings any time out.