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“A lot of good in there, but in the end, not enough execution in spots he needed it,” manager Aaron Boone said. “I really believe he’s going to be a really good pitcher in this league. There’s a lot of good things to take away, but a lot of things to still build on.”
Game 1 was a much different story, as Gil stranded seven runners while grinding through five shutout innings on a career-high 107 pitches.
The rookie right-hander, struggling with his grip in the rain, walked five batters but allowed just two hits and struck out six, making timely pitches when he had to.
“You understand you find yourself in a big-time competition and knowing we have a second game coming,” Gil said through an interpreter between games. “So for me it was important to give the best I have and take the game as long as I could out there.”