Gibson continued his strong spring by giving up just one run over five innings Thursday to lower his ERA to 1.80.
Gibson has seven strikeouts and no walks in 10 innings this spring. He'll begin the season as the fourth starter as Ervin Santana's finger injury sidelines him for the first month. Gibson's spring success could be a carryover from the second half of last year when he went 7-3 with a 3.76 ERA and increased his strikeout rate from 5.6 to 8.2 K/9.