Brian Matusz just finished seven innings. He threw 92 pitches and allowed just one hit -- a long home run off the center field hitting background to minor league prospect Billy Rowell.
"He threw seven innings,'' pitching coach Rick Kranitz said, "but he got nine innings worth of outs."
Kranitz was referring to the fact that he left Matusz on the mound for extra outs in the seventh inning to run up his pitch count, which he said was "perfect."