Zack was slowed with shoulder soreness when he began his throwing program in December, which pushed back much of his preparation for the season. With the late start, He got off to a rough beginning in April losing 3 of 4 games and had an ERA of 5.79.
Fast forward to today, Zack has a 6-4 record with a 2.77 ERA. Although he was not very sharp in his last start vs Texas, he has been the dominant pitcher that got him second in Cy Young voting last season over the last 2 months. In May he had a 1.65 ERA and a 1.93 ERA in June.
Since the beginning of May, he has racked up 68 K in 56 inni ngs in that span, going over 7.5 K in 5/9 overall and 3/4 at home. One of those starts was vs this Braves team where he struck out 10 in 6.2 innings.
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