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Five different pitchers took the mound during Wednesday night’s extra-inning affair that has yet to declare a winner between the Red Sox and Royals.
One of them who continued to leave a most powerful impression was Darwinzon Hernandez.
Hernandez pitched just one full inning striking out the first two batters he faced before allowing one run off two hits. He only threw 15 pitches but is in the back of Red Sox manager Alex Cora’s mind to mix things up as a possible starter.
“As far as where the schedule is right now it’s tough to be that creative,” said Cora. “The off days will come because of inter-league and we might get creative at that time but as of now, we’re going to stick to our plan and see where it takes us.”
Hernandez leaned heavily on his four-seam fastball in the sixth inning while managing to mix in his slider. The lefty pitcher saw five batters and found success in just about every part of the strike zone.
“It doesn’t have to be precise. It doesn’t have to be down and away or up and in, he has margin for error,” Cora said. “He’s been attacking them the right way.... there have been a lot of foul balls or swings and misses.”