Maeda (13-7) allowed three runs on six hits and four walks and struck out four through five innings in a win Tuesday over San Francisco.
Maeda's lapse in control was extremely uncharacteristic, as he has walked three or more batters just five times and walked four batters Tuesday for the first time since May 6 against Toronto. Still, Maeda owns a slick 142:39 K:BB in 141.2 innings this season to support his sharp 3.37 ERA in a debut season that has gone about as well as anybody could have expected.