Urias turned in his best outing of the young season Tuesday, no-hitting the Pirates for six innings and finishing with a line of 6.1 innings, one hit, one run, two walks and five strikeouts. He did not factor into the decision in a 4-3 win.
After struggling with his control in his first two outings, the 20-year-old attacked the strike zone with success, throwing 61 of his 95 pitches for strikes. Urias lowered his WHIP to a more respectable 1.12 and his walks (10) no longer exceed his strikeouts (10). He still has a long way to go towards reaching his high ceiling, but Tuesday's outing gave us a glimpse of his excellence on the mound. The young southpaw will undergo his toughest test of the year in his next outing when he takes on the hard-hitting Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday.