In just his third start in the majors, 22-year-old rookie DJ Herz is all but untouchable while striking out 13 Marlins in a 4-0 win.
Rookie left-hander DJ Herz had everything working Saturday against the Marlins. “I mean, it still doesn’t feel real,” Herz said. “I’m super blessed. That was my probably my best game I’ve ever pitched. And to do it at this level, it’s a great feeling.” By the sixth inning, DJ Herz had mastered his strikeout strut. He’d done it 10 times entering the frame and, with each ensuing punchout, his stalk around the mound became just a bit more pronounced.
No chance. Two pitches later, Herz threw a 93-mph fastball by Anderson for his 13th and final strikeout Saturday afternoon. And when Anderson swung through the pitch, Herz showed off more than a strut. This time, he turned his back to the home dugout, backpedaled and put his hands out before shaking his glove.“This outing, I wanted to control my body language a little bit more, be a little better at that,” Herz said. “The first five innings, it was perfect.
Manager Dave Martinez pulled Herz after the sixth. The numbers: one hit, 13 strikeouts, 84 pitches, 57 for strikes. And perhaps most important to Herz: no walks.“He and Millas worked really good and very quick,” Martinez said. “And they did get into that rhythm and he was feeling it.” Herz couldn’t consistently throw his best pitch, his change-up, in the zone in his first two outings. But he told pitching strategist Sean Doolittle that he felt different entering this start.
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