Pirates' Neftali Feliz: Pitches clean inning Wednesday
Feliz worked a scoreless eighth inning Wednesday, giving up one hit while striking out one batter.
Analysis:
Feliz struck Paul Goldschmidt out swinging on a 98 mph fastball. With Tony Watson on paternity leave for possibly two more days, the righty becomes Pittsburgh's second option to close behind Mark Melancon. He's quietly having a good season with 10 holds, a 21:3 K:BB, 3.45 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in 15.2 innings.