Ronel Blanco hung in for 5 1/3 innings, prevented the Astros from using any of their long...
Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco gets pulled by manager Dusty Baker Jr. during the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Houston.In the second inning against the Angels on Thursday, he’d given up one run, allowed four of the first six batters to reach and loaded the bases for one of the most formidable hitters in baseball.
When Astros manager Dusty Baker came out to collect the baseball in the sixth inning, after Blanco had secured 16 outs and expended 94 pitches, all four Astros infielders converged and offered their congratulations as the pitcher left the mound. Blanco hung in for 5 1/3 innings, prevented the Astros from using any of their long relievers, and earned his first major-league win asBlanco’s previous 16 big league appearances over the last two years were all as a reliever.
Blanco had not thrown more than 86 pitches in an outing this season. He appeared headed for an early exit on Thursday after he required 46 pitches to get through two innings, but he settled in and needed 18 total pitches to cover the next two.
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