"I felt good today," Tarpley said. "I felt loose, relaxed and I wasn't thinking a lot and I just pitched to contact and strikeouts happened. I gave those up (the two runs) and they weren't hard hits or anything and I told myself to keep throwing strikes and after that inning I just shut my mind down and focused on getting the next batter out throughout the rest of my outing."
(LHP) Stephen Tarpley garnered a fair bit of excitement when the O's selected him in the 3rd round of the '13 draft. And he dominated Brooklyn for the 2nd time this season in this game: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks. He also ended the 1st inning by picking off the one batter he walked on the night. His one hiccup came in the 3rd when he allowed a 1-out single, followed by a double, an infield single to drive in one, and then a sac fly. After that he would retire the next 11 in a row to round out his night. (DH) Austin Anderson and ( C ) Alex Murphy each had 3 hit nights. (3B) Hector Veloz went 2 for 5 with 2 Ks. Even with the superb play from the rest of the team, perhaps none were as impressive as pitcher Stephen Tarpley, who pitched six innings, while giving up only four hits, two runs, one walk and tallying seven K's - a professional career high for Tarpley. After giving up two runs in the third, Tarpley didn't allow another hit the rest of the game, retiring the final 11 batters he faced.
"I felt good today," Tarpley said. "I felt loose, relaxed and I wasn't thinking a lot and I just pitched to contact and strikeouts happened. I gave those up (the two runs) and they weren't hard hits or anything and I told myself to keep throwing strikes and after that inning I just shut my mind down and focused on getting the next batter out throughout the rest of my outing."
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