Wacha (6-5) struck out nine batters over six scoreless innings in Saturday's win over Washington. He allowed just four hits and one walk.
Shutting down the highest-scoring team in the National League is impressive, and Wacha has now allowed just three earned runs with 17 strikeouts in 16 innings over his last three starts. He sports a 4.16 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 8.7 K/9 for the campaign, and his 3.64 FIP suggests he could also have statistical improvement ahead. Wacha projects to face the Marlins at Busch Stadium in his next start.