This was Miller’s best start of the season by far. It was a bit of a throwback start for him, throwing 50% fastballs – more than twice as often as any other pitch – and continuously challenging the Reds’ hapless lineup in the strike zone. His command still wasn’t crisp though and he’ll have to find some more consistency with both his splitter and knuckle-curve before he’s back to the elite level he was pitching at down the stretch last season. Also, he was pulled with just 78 pitches despite largely cruising. He talked about some residual soreness after his last start, so maybe that’s why he was pulled early. He’ll have a tough test next time out against the Red Sox in Fenway Park.