Spencer Schwellenbach strikes out 9 Phillies over 6 2/3 innings on 8/22/24

He's a strike thrower and he got a big lineup to get swing and miss with the breaking ball, but he's a complete pitcher. He's well beyond his years. What a surprise for the Braves so far. There is strike three, another high fastball this one up to 97 for Schwellenbach check swings, strike 3123 innings 1 to 2 and Rojas swings through strike three. That is a rough slider and three straight strikeouts dating back to last inning for Schwellenbach , another 3 to 2. Busts Schwarber, a curveball and again just his fourth curveball through 10 batters and he struck him out on three of the same pitches. You rarely see that by a great hitter and maybe the timing just a little bit off for Harper, but he threw three breaking balls in almost the identical situation where he got three swings and misses, swing and a miss on the breaking ball. And that's when you're connected as a pitcher, right? When the hitter is telling you all the information you need to know even on a 3 to 2 count, you know that this pitch to a hitter in the zone looks like I have to swing three quarters, swing strike three. There's a slider for you. Swelling has been awesome and he corrected on the splitter there too. John, tell you what the letter K is worth quite a few for him tonight. It is nine strikeouts for Schwellenbach.