Best Pitcher Performance, No. 1: Kingham Masters Mud Hens
INDIANAPOLIS - Just over six weeks removed from a bid at perfection in his major league debut with Pittsburgh, Nick Kingham was nearly perfect once again back in Triple-A with Indianapolis. On June 14 at Victory Field, the Tribe right-hander breezed through Toledo's lineup with 8.0 innings of two-hit ball,
INDIANAPOLIS - Just over six weeks removed from a bid at perfection in his major league debut with Pittsburgh,
Much like his April 29 MLB debut against St. Louis where he was perfect into the seventh inning at PNC Park, Kingham didn't allow a Mud Hens batter to reach until a slow comebacker off the bat of
Despite seeing his perfect-game opportunity vanish, he retired the next two batters on flyouts.
Kingham's outing began with a strikeout of Mud Hens leadoff hitter
The Tribe scored one run in the home half and tallied two more runs in the second on back-to-back homers by
Kingham picked up his fourth strikeout to end the fourth, retiring slugger
Kingham also delivered Indy's top pitching performance from the 2017 season, when he tossed an 85-pitch complete game against Syracuse on Aug. 10 at Victory Field. He allowed two hits in that start, walked none and struck out eight, yielding just one earned run for a game score of 89.
Kingham's final line: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 101 pitches/67 strikes, Game Score 90