Pair of Dodgers pitchers shine in spring training debut
Julio Urías and Noah Syndergaard made their first appearances of the spring on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds. Both pitchers already looked to be in mid-season form.
Urías started the game and pitched a solid 2 2/3 innings while striking out four batters and only allowing two hits. Urías was charged with one run as an inherited runner came home after he had already departed the game.
"For the first [game] it felt really good out there, felt like I was attacking the zone, attacking the strike zone, and making good pitches," Urías said after his start, via SportsNet LA.
Urías is expected to make one more start for the Dodgers before joining Team Mexico for the World Baseball Classic. The southpaw also said he would be ready if asked to start Mexico's first game against Colombia on March 11.
Syndergaard came into the game in the fourth inning and pitched two scoreless frames, including a 1-2-3 inning in the fourth. Syndergaard struck out two batters and only gave up one hit.
Syndergaard, who signed with the Dodgers as a reclamation project, has hoped the team can help him get back to throwing triple-digits. In his first start of the spring, his fastball sat between 91-93 MPH.
The former flamethrower admitted low 90s is not where he wanted his fastball to be, but isn't too concerned and is focused on building his arm strength up.
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