4 years agoNew York Mets starting pitcher Rick Porcello turned in a very strong outing on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Porcello (1-1) went seven innings, allowing only five hits and one earned run while striking out four in the Mets' 3-1 win. Porcello recorded the win, which was the 150th win of his major league career. Porcello's start on Wednesday was a vast improvement from his prior two starts in 2020, both against the Braves, in which he was unable to make it past the fourth inning either time. This was the innings-eating Porcello the Mets envisioned when they signed him before the 2020 season. Showing solid command of his sinker, Porcello was able to get through the seven innings of work on just 81 pitches. It was an outing Porcello needed to have, with Marcus Stroman (leg) on the verge of returning to the rotation and rookie David Peterson looking strong early on in 2020. Of course, despite the impressive start, Porcello still owns an unsightly 6.92 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 13 innings pitched on the season. Porcello will again face the Nationals in his next scheduled start making him a potential contrarian streaming option in DFS contests and in deep mixed leagues, given his success on Wednesday.--Nick Ritrivi - RotoBaller
Source: MLB.com