Kopech pitched two perfect innings while striking out four in a loss to Cleveland in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader. He did not factor into the decision.
Kopech struck out the side in the first inning, and followed it up with another three-up, three-down second inning. He's allowed just one run with 17 strikeouts over nine innings in his last six appearances. The 25-year-old has a 3.57 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with a 13.4 K/9 in 63 innings this season.