Casey Mize of the Detroit Tigers launches double in first game

Casey Mize, the Detroit The best hope of the Tigers, has launched a player who has no drummer in his debut at Double-A Erie Monday night.

When he finished, with a harmless short ball, he celebrated with his new teammates, jumping up and down around the mound with a 1-0 win on the Altoona curve.

"I feel good," said Mize in an interview posted on Erie SeaWolves' Twitter account. "It was certainly one of those days when I felt like on an autopilot."

And Tigers fans are hoping the autopilot will take him directly to Comerica Park someday in the future, as soon as possible.

But it's a discussion for another day.

Because it was a brilliant performance.

In simple terms, he dominated, just as he dominated at Single-A Lakeland.

"Great merit for (receiver) Jake Rogers behind the plate, he caught a hellish match," said Mize in an interview with Twitter. "Hat in my defense."

Mize hit the first batter he met in the match, a throw that seemed to slip from his hand and graze the batter early in the back, but he came out of the blocked game by inducing an easy double ball .

"Excited," said Mize. Maybe a little nervous. My fastball order was not very good today, I think it may be because of nervousness. "

After that, he simply rolled, seemingly comfortable and confident, efficient and comfortable, inducing a smooth contact and avoiding trouble, while standing in front of the Tigers Bureau members, including the general manager Al Avila.

He finished with seven strikeouts.

"The fastball drive was not good," Mize said in an interview with Twitter. "It was the worst it was all year, so I threw a ton of knives, and just relied on that, I was able to launch that for a strike in a lot of cases." I think it was the greatest thing – I just try to have an early contact. "

Mize threw a draw last year at Auburn, but he learned something from this game – he did not appreciate it enough.

"I would have liked to enjoy it more," Mize said on Twitter. "I think I've learned from that, so I'll let this one soak."

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Mize, whom the Tigers chose with the first pick in the MLB draft in 2018, did not make his first step until the seventh inning.

He won the first two rounds, facing the minimum number of batters, eliminating two. No one could blame him, and he looked like he had an instant connection with Rogers, who is known for the advanced way he manages the launchers.

Even if the goal score did not show, Mize has benefited from all kinds of fantastic defensive games.

In the third inning, Derek Hill took a dive into a shallow center to avoid a hit.

Left-hander Cam Gibson showed his blazing speed and made a good game. He ran to the wall to catch a long flying ball and end the fourth inning.

Josh Lester went behind the third goal to grab a ball and right-field player Jose Azocar made a nice game slipping into the right field to win a hit.

Derek Hill grabbed a bullet over his shoulder that ran easily to the wall to end the fifth.

Mize threw only four shots in the sixth inning, while Isaac Paredes was well placed to play beyond the home field,

In the seventh inning, second baseman Sergio Alcantara went to the other side of the bag to pick up an attacker and eliminate him quickly.

The performance was a testimony of Mize, no doubt, but it was also a tribute to SeaWolves' defense.

It was the second brilliant pitcher performance of last week.

Alex Faedo, the choice n ° 18 by the Detroit The MLB 2017 Selection Tigers, paired with reliever Drew Carlton, are launching a safe win for the SeaWolves on April 24th in a 4-0 Bowie victory at UPMC Park Erie in New York. Pennsylvania.

Mize was promoted to Erie after dominating at Single-A Lakeland. He allowed only one point as he eliminated 25 batters in 26 innings in Florida.

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Cam Vieaux, an astute southwestern Walled Lake Western who pitched in the state of Michigan, started for Altoona. Vieaux also threw a gem, scattering four hits in the first three innings. He pitched seven innings, scattering six hits, with two walks and one withdrawal, while leaving only one point.

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