Red Sox left-hander Wade Miley was in fine form in Thursday's win over the Royals. Miley allowed one run on six hits over 7 1/3 strong innings. He struck out six and did not walk a batter, throwing 80 of his 114 pitches for strikes in the 4-1 victory.
Miley (10-9, 4.41 ERA) cruised through a very tough Royals' offense, with the only run he allowed coming on a Mike Moustakas solo home run in the fifth inning. Aside from that, he was able to keep the Royals in check, as he pitched into the eighth inning for the first time since June 5.
Miley has been rather inconsistent of late. Of his last eight outings, three of them have resulted in five or more runs allowed. In the others, he allowed two or fewer. Overall, during that stretch, he is 2-2 with a 4.24 ERA.