Ben Joyce threw his signature heat against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, and the Los Angeles Angels reliever capped off a scoreless ninth inning with a historic strikeout.
Joyce took the mound in the top of the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, the score tied 2-2. He first faced All-Star slugger Teoscar Hernández, who flied out to right, then he struck out catcher Will Smith on four pitches.
Shortstop Tommy Edman was next to step up to the plate, and he went down in the count 0-2 after a pair of sliders from Joyce. That's when Joyce changed pace, giving Edman all the heat he had.each set earlier this season. Only two pitches have ever been officially clocked faster than the inning-ending fastball Joyce threw Tuesday night – 105.7 and 105.8 mile-per-hour pitches from Chapman.
Joyce is currently 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA, 1.154 WHIP, 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a 1.7 WAR through 31 appearances this season. He hasn't allowed a run since Aug. 11, giving the righty a 0.00 ERA, 0.625 WHIP and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings over his last seven outings. While Joyce kept the Angels alive on Tuesday, their offense went down in order in the top of the ninth. The Dodgers proceeded to score four runs in the top of the 10th once Roansy Contreras replaced Joyce, securing the 6-2 win.
This edition of the Freeway Series, which has been centered around Shohei Ohtani's return to Anaheim, is coming to a close on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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