Stripling (3-4) pitched five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out five Phillies in a no-decision Thursday.
Stripling was locked in for most of his evening, throwing nearly 70 percent of his pitches for strikes, including 18-of-24 first-pitch strikes and 11 swings and misses. Toward the end of the fifth inning, his command evaded him when he gave up a hit and his only two walks of the evening to load the bases before getting out of the jam to end his night. The 26-year-old rookie has shown improvement recently, posting a 3.16 ERA and .224 BAA in three starts since the All-Star break, versus the 4.53 ERA and .249 BAA the right-hander owned in the first half of the year.