Nola showed some signs of progress in his last start Saturday in Colorado. After a rough start, he finished strong, and his curveball had its trademark bite to it. In one start he had to deal with 40 MPH winds and another a bad ump behind the plate. He's been pitching better than what the stats show.

Caleb Smith is establishing himself as one of the top lefty starters in the game. He has 29 strikeouts in 23 innings, and a WHIP of 0.87. Hitters have an expected batting average off him of .206, and a 19.2 percent hard-hit rate off him, among the tops in the league.
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