Kei Igawa

Igawa had a kind of a rough outing yesterday in his start against the Braves.

To Kelly Johnson

Walked him on 5 pitches. The one strike was a uncomfortably high slider that I thought belonged over the center field wall.

To Edgar Rentaria

He was trying to pitch Rentaria inside because he is so good at hitting the ball the other way. Unfortunately he missed inside with two straight fastballs, and then deposited two balls in the dirt in front of Jorge to walk Rentaria on 4 pitches.

WALK

(At this point he has pitched one strike)

To Chipper Jones

He gave Chipper Jones another first pitch ball, missing high and outside. The next pitch was a strike but it looked to be another high slider, that I think Chipper would have swung at if he wasn't so surprised that Igawa actually threw a strike. He took a fastball right in the middle of the strikezone, followed by ANOTHER high slider for strike three.

To Andrew Jones

Started it off by giving him with two balls. Fastball right down the middle taken for a strike. Swing and a miss, strike two.
curveball in the dirt, Jones can't check his swing.

To Craig Wilson

Fastball for a strike
Swinging strike, breaking ball in the dirt
Wilson strikes out on ANOTHER breaking ball in the dirt.

Finished first inning, He walked the the leadoff batter and then second batter, and then struck out the next three. The look on Jones face was priceless, "Did he just throw a strike?" He doesn't ever seem to throw that curve of his for a strike, so I don't know how long he is going to be able to use it.

You guys get the idea. His strikeout numbers were high, but I don't know how. He wasn't making quality pitches, and he started off very rough not being able to find the strikezone. I am not going to go through pitch by pitch, but he walked another batter and got an extra strikeout, but was saved from giving up an extra base hit by Melky who made a diving/rolling/I don't even know catch.