James Paxton (35) of the Boston Red Sox is finally showing a successful resurgence.
Paxton started the game against the Colorado Rockies held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on the 13th (Korean time), and made a good pitch with 4 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts and 1 run in 6 innings.
Paxton,안전놀이터 who recorded 59 wins and 34 losses and an average ERA of 3.57 in 143 major league games (786⅔innings), was a pitcher who was expected to grow as a representative left-handed ace in the major leagues. He also had 208 strikeouts in 2018. However, he has been plagued by frequent injuries and has only appeared in six games over the past three years.
Paxton, who signed a guaranteed contract with Boston last season for 1 + 1 year and 10 million dollars (6 million dollars + 4 million dollars, about 12.8 billion won), could not play a single game due to an injury. Accordingly, Boston did not exercise the 2-year, 26 million dollar (approximately 33.2 billion won) club option, and Paxton exercised the 4 million dollar (approximately 5.1 billion won) player option.
Paxton, who did not have high expectations, has continued to pitch well since returning to the big league in the game against St. Louis on the 13th of last month. His performance this season is 2 wins and 1 loss in 6 games (32 innings) with an earned run average of 3.09.
Paxton recorded 98 pitches that day. He had four-seam (35 pitches), knuckle curve (33 pitches), cutter (21 pitches), and changeup (9 pitches). The four-seam’s highest velocity reached 97.8 miles (157.4 km) per hour, and the average velocity was 95.9 miles (154.3 km), restoring his prime velocity.