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Michael Pineda has yet, in his big league career, to fail at pitching into the 7th inning. It's fun to look down Pineda's game logs and see the IP's. :- )
He's 6+, 7+ innings every start, and that's despite a pitch count limit that he probably doesn't need. Pineda could pitch some 8th innings, but the fact is that he doesn't.
Somebody should go figure out, the last time that a rookie SP pitched 6+ in his first eight starts...
Pineda would have 100% career QS, except in the 7th inning in Texas he gave up the 4th run, late.
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But yeah. Felix is his own setup man and that is big.
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