After 4 more scoreless innings in relief today, Matthew Gorst has yet to give up a run in Portland over 20.1 innings since his promotion. Yet another interesting relief arm to keep an eye on.
I find Gorst highly interesting. So... I'll share some interesting.
1) The last time Matt gave up an earned run was May 13th while with Salem. Since that time, he has pitched in 17 games (30 2/3 innings) with 9 singles, 2 doubles, 11 walks (1 IBB), and 26 Ks. Opposition are batting .108/.195/.127 with a .145 BABIP against. [For the entire year, the Opposition is batting .175/.237/.216 with a .236 BABIP]
2) His latest outing of four innings was only the second time in his professional career he has gone that long (8/29/16 in Lowell)
3) The 57 pitches thrown last night were the fourth highest of his career (61 on 8/29/16 and 8/27/17, 58 on 5/20/17)
4) He has broken the 50 pitch barrier seven times in his career. He has done it three times in the last four games.
I have no idea what the Red Sox are planning with Gorst (who has never started a game in college or in the pros), but there appears to be an effort to stretch him out. Of his nine outings with Portland, none have been less than an inning, eight have been more than one inning, seven have been at least two innings, and three have been three or more innings. In Salem this season, he had five outings of less than an inning, five of just an inning, and another two of less than two frames.