Stroman tosses complete-game 1-hitter vs. Rays, as catching assignment continues to pay off. Cubs McGrawDHSports Cubs
In his last outing against the Mets, Marcus Stroman went eight innings and threw 88 pitches, and then manager David Ross pulled the plug. As soon as the final out was made in the bottom of the eighth, Stroman bounded out of the dugout and took the mound to a standing ovation.
According to Ross, no one ever stirred in the Cubs bullpen and there was no discussion of Stroman not going back out for the ninth.And this was a rare accomplishment. A Cubs pitcher hadn't tossed a nine-inning complete game since the Alec Mills no-hitter in Milwaukee on Sept. 13, 2020. Kyle Hendricks did have a seven-inning complete game against the Dodgers on May 4, 2021.
"I wasn't even very conscious of because of the hit batter ," Stroman said."I'm truly better when I'm calm. So I'm trying not to celebrate or get too antsy or get too excited in the moment, because that's going to take away from my next few pitches, probably going to get out of my mechanics a bit." "I'm someone, I don't shake, I rarely shake," Stroman said."I didn't shake a single time today. I'm very confident in my catchers. Any pitch he throws down, if I execute, I feel like I've got a pretty good chance. He's locked in every single pitch and you can tell that."
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