"In just his fourth start in the big leagues, Trey Yesavage was on the mound for Game 2. Placing a young rookie on a big stage would be cause for concern? Absolutely not. Yesavage told the baseball world he's here, and proved he really is "built for this." From starting in Single-A Dunedin in April, to finishing with a statline of a franchise-record 11 strikeouts and no hits in 5.1 innings. Despite being pulled under 80 pitches, Yesavage left his mark in Blue Jays history."
"Yesavage made Blue Jays history, throwing the most strikeouts ever by a starting pitcher in the postseason with 11. In the 18 batters he faced, eight of them saw first-pitch strikes, which helped set the tone for the splitter to be an effective weapon. The young kid threw 29 splitters, with eight of those resulting in called strikes, and 11 of them making Yankees batters swing at it. Eventually, Yesavage racked up eight of his 11 strikeouts on the splitter."
Trey Yesavage, in his fourth major-league start, struck out a franchise-record 11 batters while allowing no hits over 5.1 innings in Game 2 of the American League Division Series. Yesavage progressed from Single-A Dunedin in April to the postseason in months, finishing with the highest strikeout total by a Blue Jays starting pitcher in playoff history. He used a splitter as his primary weapon, throwing 29 splitters with eight called strikes and 11 swinging strikes. The splitter produced a 68.8% whiff rate, a 64.3% chase rate, and a 51.7% in-zone rate. Yesavage exited under 80 pitches to a curtain call.
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