Walker (3-6) was sensational Wednesday, limiting the Indians to three hits while striking out 11 over eight scoreless innings.
The 11 punch-outs tied a career high for Walker and propelled him to his first win in his last seven decisions. Managing to consistently control his pitches has been a problem early in his career, but he displayed pinpoint control Wednesday by throwing strikes on 21 of 27 first pitches, not walking a batter and inducing a ridiculous 17 swinging strikes. The inconsistency from the 23-year-old is enough to drive owners mad, but it's performances like this that remind us of the incredible upside Walker brings to the table. He'll take a 3.48 ERA and 1.14 WHIP into his next start Tuesday against the Rays.