Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals
8:10 PM ET, June 23, 2011
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
The way Arizona's Daniel Hudson has pitched of late, it's no wonder he has not lost in more than a month.
Hudson tries for a career-high ninth victory Thursday night while looking to help the NL West-leading Diamondbacks complete a sweep of the host Kansas City Royals, who hope to avoid a fifth straight defeat.
Since losing at San Francisco on May 12, Hudson (8-5, 3.56 ERA) is 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA in seven starts. He's allowed just three earned runs and struck out 19 in 22 innings to go 2-0 over his last three.
Hudson's most recent outing could have been his best. He gave up a homer and two other hits for his first complete game in Friday's 4-1 win over the White Sox -- the team that traded him to Arizona on July 30.
"He was throwing 3-2 changeups to guys. That is confidence. That is maturity," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said.
The right-hander is 8-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 11 starts since posting a 5.92 ERA while losing his first four outings. He's gone at least six innings in each of those 11 games.
Hudson tries for a career-high ninth victory Thursday night while looking to help the NL West-leading Diamondbacks complete a sweep of the host Kansas City Royals, who hope to avoid a fifth straight defeat.
Since losing at San Francisco on May 12, Hudson (8-5, 3.56 ERA) is 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA in seven starts. He's allowed just three earned runs and struck out 19 in 22 innings to go 2-0 over his last three.
Hudson's most recent outing could have been his best. He gave up a homer and two other hits for his first complete game in Friday's 4-1 win over the White Sox -- the team that traded him to Arizona on July 30.
"He was throwing 3-2 changeups to guys. That is confidence. That is maturity," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said.
The right-hander is 8-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 11 starts since posting a 5.92 ERA while losing his first four outings. He's gone at least six innings in each of those 11 games.
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