Nicolino turned in 5.2 innings Wednesday against the Rays, allowing just three runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out a season-high six.
Those six whiffs also remarkably doubled his total for the season, as Nicolino had somehow managed to put up a horrifying 6:11 K:BB over his first five starts. He traditionally hasn't missed bats in the minors, so it's not surprising that Nicolino's no strikeout artist in the bigs, but his current 3.09 K/9 is absurdly low. He's lucky that his ERA is only 4.37 right now; it's a good bet that it'll continue heading north when he draws the Pirates on Monday.