Brandon Morrow Loses Control But Gets The Save

Brandon Morrow made his first appearance of the season the day he came off the DL. He entered a 5-2 game in the 9th inning. He started the inning giving up an infield single to shortstop by Nick Punto, a hit that Bentancourt should have grabbed for an out.

Morrow got the next two outs, one on a strikeout. He then gave up a single to Joe Mauer. With 2 outs he then lost complete control and walked the next two batters on 8 straight pitches and through 10 balls in a row before getting his first strike. He eventually got Brendon Harris to ground out.

Morrow was at full power throwing mostly 95-96 MPH, and his control was terrible. He couldn't get his fastball down in the zone and before he lost it, Mauer hit a high fastball for the RBI single.

This is good news for Morrow owners as he is back and he recorded his 6th save. Overall it was a good day, but the 4.00 WHIP isn't pretty. He was a bit nervous, and hadn't pitched in over 2 weeks. I wouldn't look much into it and look forward to his next appearance. At full strength Morrow can reach 98-99 MPH.