Casey Mize pitched decently in his return from the 60-day injured list on Friday night, giving up four runs on six hits over his six innings of work in a no-decision against the Red Sox.
The right-hander punched out four batters on the evening while issuing one free pass. The Red Sox scratched out single runs against him in every inning except the second and the fifth, the final of which came on a solo blast off the bat of Connor Wong with two outs in the sixth inning. The 27-year-old hurler generated nine swings and misses on 85 pitches on the night — four of those on his fastball which averaged 93.9 mph in the start — while posting a CSW of 32 percent. He’ll carry a 2-6 record, 4.36 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and a 62/22 K/BB ratio (84 2/3 innings) into Thursday’s matchup against the Padres in San Diego.