Last Tuesday, Goldeyes starter Bear Bay had a terrific outing against the Gary SouthShore RailCats.
Bay was praised by manager Rick Forney for bouncing back after a rough outing against Kansas City the previous Friday, when in chilly
temperatures, Bay was drilled in a no-decision that turned out to be a 13-12 10-inning Goldeyes loss.
On Tuesday, however, Bay worked an almost perfect start.
He allowed only two runs on six hits over six-plus innings, improved to 2-0 on the season and lowered his ERA to 4.96 as the Fish beat Gary 5-2.
“It all starts with your starting pitcher and Bear got off to a fast-paced start,” Forney said. “He came out, worked fast, threw strikes and got our defence back into the dugout quickly. Bear didn’t waste a lot of time. He gave us a great start.
“I let Bear go out to start the seventh just to stretch out his body and if he’d gotten the first out I probably would have left him in there, but we were only up 4-2 at the time and I wasn’t going to let him take the loss in that one.”
For Bay, who admitted he could barely feel his fingers on the ball in last Friday night’s freeze-fest at Canwest Park, a return to form was not unexpected. He’s often bounced back after a rough outing
“I felt great out there,” said the Goldeyes 25-year-old right-hander. “I had my command. And I threw everything tonight. I threw the fastball, curveball, change-up and splitter. I can’t wait to get back at it in Joliet this weekend.”
Last season, Bay went 8-7 with a 5.28 ERA. This year, now that he and wife Kelly are brand new parents of a young daughter named Jerzie, he expects to be considerably better. He certainly has a bright new incentive to pitch well.
Hopefully, Tuesday night’s performance was a sign of good things to come. It’s likely he’ll get the ball on Sunday.
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