Overview

• The 23-year-old right-hander fired seven shutout innings at Truist Park to clinch a 1-0 win and a series victory over Chicago.
• For August, he is 4-0 with a 0.73 ERA over 24 1/3 innings across four appearances, three of them starts.
• OptaStats reports he is the second modern-era rookie to win his first four appearances while allowing one run or fewer, joining Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 feat.
• His underlying numbers include a 1.90 FIP and 3.02 xFIP, backed by increased effectiveness of a featured splitter.
• The run has put him in the NL Pitcher of the Month conversation, even as Atlanta’s non-contending status has kept the spotlight relatively muted.