While still not at his sharpest — Stroman walked three on Sunday — he was mostly effective and far better than he was against the Red Sox and Blue Jays.
Despite those struggles, Stroman insisted his mindset hadn’t changed.
“I’m not someone who loses confidence after a few outings,’’ Stroman said.
“He was good,’’ Boone said. “He stayed out of the heart of the plate. … He was able to put the ball on the ground when he needed to.”
Stroman walked Josh Smith to open the sixth and allowed an RBI-double to Corey Seager before being lifted for Jake Cousins, who got out of the inning without allowing another run to score.
Boone thought Stroman might have tired as his pitch count approached 90 after being in the 60s in each of his previous two outings.
And while Stroman’s velocity on his sinker remained mostly under 90, he proved again that doesn’t stop him from getting results.
With the rotation looking for consistency, Stroman’s bounceback could be an important development.
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