- Full name Bryan Simmering
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A 20-year-old college product--he broke former big leaguer Chris Nabholz' career shutout record at Towson--Simmering posted a 57-5 strikeout-walk ratio and was an easy choice to pitch the one-game playoff. He responded by blanking the Mariners 6-0, walking none and striking out 10 in seven innings. He's not big (6 feet, 175 pounds) and doesn't throw hard (usually 88-89 mph, though he can touch 91). But he has a sharp breaking ball that acts more like a slider than curve and all of his pitches have crispness to them. "He has a great arm action and his two-seam fastball has Greg Maddux-like sink," Comstock said.
