“An odd Tuesday night for Gil was nonetheless a successful one, leading the way to a 4-0 shutout of the Red Sox”

“Red Sox batters swung 29 times against him and missed just four.”

“Tuesday, a frigid night at Fenway Park in which hoods and blankets were out — “Cold night for sure,” Gil said — his velocity was down across the board, including a four-seam fastball that averaged 96.6 mph in ’24, had averaged 95.4 mph in his first two starts this year and against Boston dipped to 93.6 mph.”

“But he effectively pitched to contact with good command while lowering his ERA to 4.11.”

“He did not record a strikeout after the second inning but needed seven pitches to get through the fourth. In the sixth he needed just five, including a Roman Anthony bullet sent right to José Caballero. He left with one out in the seventh after walking two, but Brent Headrick escaped the danger.”