Hunter Brown strikes out 9 Red Sox over 5 1/3 innings on 8/11/24

Today is the day of the diesel. Hunter Brown is on the mound to make his 23rd start pitched brilliantly. Last time out against Texas to begin this road trip went six innings allowed three hits and one earned run, a couple of strikeouts and a pop up on this leadoff hitter. Now, Hunter Brown follows up eric Getty's outing with a strikeout of Durant here to start this one pretty good curveball coming out of the hand of hunter Brown got him. Brown kept fighting after getting down in the count. He strikes out his second batter of the game and there's two away in the inning, try to hold up his swing. He goes too far wing and that will be strikeout number three. Cut down a runner last inning. Hunter Brown showing that fastball early and often and just blowing by got him again. Hunter Paul third strike up. Reu not happy he goes down looking, that's a half dozen strikeouts for Hunter Brown swinging a three pitch strikeout. Hunter continues to roll. That is now seven strikeouts for Cottam called third strike. Got him. Brown picks up strikeout number nine, matching his season high and hunter will not finish the sixth inning for just the second time in his last 15 starts. Ends the game with a season high nine strikeouts.