04-03-2019, 08:14 AM
To Miller's credit, his biggest improvement this season seems to be not letting bouts of wildness derail an entire outing. He remains, and I suspect always will be, prone to wildness, but he's rebounded nicely a few times recently to keep the train on the track.
Two weeks ago versus Utah, Miller's wildness came in the second inning. He walked three batters and gave up two singles, but a double play with the bases loaded allowed him to escape with only two runs allowed. In the past, that would've been the end of the day for him, but he responded by putting up 0's in the 3rd and 4th innings and getting the first two outs in the 5th.
On Sunday, the trouble started right out of the gate for Miller. He walked the first Cougar on five pitches and proceeded to drill the next man up right in the helmet on his very next pitch. My first thought was, "Here we go again." Miller didn't escape unscathed but limited the damage to one run. From there, Stanford's offense came to life and Miller's first inning troubles were an afterthought. He ended up going six innings with just the one run allowed and no more walks. Kudos to him.
Two weeks ago versus Utah, Miller's wildness came in the second inning. He walked three batters and gave up two singles, but a double play with the bases loaded allowed him to escape with only two runs allowed. In the past, that would've been the end of the day for him, but he responded by putting up 0's in the 3rd and 4th innings and getting the first two outs in the 5th.
On Sunday, the trouble started right out of the gate for Miller. He walked the first Cougar on five pitches and proceeded to drill the next man up right in the helmet on his very next pitch. My first thought was, "Here we go again." Miller didn't escape unscathed but limited the damage to one run. From there, Stanford's offense came to life and Miller's first inning troubles were an afterthought. He ended up going six innings with just the one run allowed and no more walks. Kudos to him.