Woods Richardson (3-3) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks while striking out seven batters over seven innings.
Despite being handed the defeat, this was one of the best starts of Woods Richardson's career. He completed seven frames for the first time as a major leaguer and needed just 89 pitches (62 of which were strikes) to do so. Woods Richardson also tied the second-highest single-game punchout total of his career and didn't walk a batter for the third time over 22 starts as a major leaguer. Though he hasn't won a game since June 26, Woods Richardson has given up three or fewer earned runs in six of his seven appearances since that victory.