White Sox outfielder Casper Wells wasn’t the only position player who pitched last night. Dodgers’ utility player Skip Schumaker was called on to pitch the ninth inning in a 16-1 loss to the Phillies. And get this, he was the only Dodgers’ pitcher who didn’t give up a run. Of course he was.
Schumaker was naturally a bit shaky, as he allowed a double and walked two, but he struck out catcher Humberto Quintero swinging to work out of the bases-loaded jam. He topped out at nearly 92 mph on his fastball, according to Brooks Baseball. He had one get away on a high-and-inside pitch to outfielder John Mayberry, Jr., but as you’ll see in the video below, he immediately put his hands over his head and apologized multiple times.
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This was actually Schumaker’s third career appearance as a pitcher. He tossed a scoreless inning against the Rockies back on April 29 of this year and gave up two runs in one inning of work against the Dodgers on August 23, 2011 when he was with the Cardinals.
