Phillies’ Michael Lorenzen will get eight days of rest after his 124-pitch no-hitter
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen will get some further relaxation after pushing himself past his normal limits whereas throwing a no-hitter.
The 31-year-old Phillies right-hander threw a career-high 124 pitches in his no-no towards the Washington Nationals on Wednesday evening. Lorenzen was making his first house begin for Philadelphia, which acquired the All-Star in a commerce with Detroit.
Lorenzen gained’t pitch once more till Aug. 18 at Washington. Philadelphia has been going with a six-man rotation to scale back starters’ workload, and the membership has two days off subsequent week.
Lorenzen mentioned Thursday his arm damage “10 percent more so” than it could after a traditional outing. His earlier profession excessive was 107 pitches in 2015, his rookie 12 months.
“Nothing too crazy,” Lorenzen mentioned. “But the eight days (off) will help a little bit. Trying to ease back in a routine before my next start should help.”
The defending NL champion Phillies maintain the league’s high wild-card spot. The six-man rotation is short-term, supervisor Rob Thomson mentioned.
“After we get through the off days, we will probably go back to the five-man rotation,” he mentioned. “We have a lot of off days in there and a lot of guys will get five days’ rest circulating through there.”
Lorenzen was bleary-eyed a day after one of the best outing of his profession. He was awoken at 6:30 a.m. by his 9-month-old daughter, June.
“My eyes are burning,” Lorenzen mentioned. “There wasn’t much sleep. But it’s been fun to be able to reflect and relive it.”
He spent a number of the morning responding to congratulatory textual content messages. Lorenzen’s no-hitter was the 14th in Philadelphia’s 140-year historical past and the primary full recreation of his profession.
“It was pretty neat and pretty emotional moment for me, my family and this team,” he mentioned.
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