When you look at the numbers, you probably think that this was a darn good performance: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K. And on the surface, sure, you'd be right.
But Brett Anderson really didn't pitch all that well in this game. He got himself into trouble throughout. But I was really impressed with his ability to buckle down and get out of trouble. And, yes, I acknowledge that he was facing the Mariners pop-gun offense but to get into trouble so repeatedly and then get out of it every time is impressive. It bodes well for games against the better lineups in the American League, like the Angels within their own division and the Yankees and Twins in the other divisions.
Sadly for Anderson, the Athletics didn't score a single run for him and thus his six hard innings resulted in a no-decision. When Kevin Kouzmanoff is your cleanup hitter, you probably won't score many runs.
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