Starting pitcher Mike Smith (1-3, 2.86) has been placed on the suspended list, accepting a contract offer to pitch in Taiwan. He registered his only win of the season earlier this week, notching a victory Monday after registering 6 1/3 shutout innings. Smith promised to be one of the best pitchers in the league this season, regularly hitting 90 mph with pinpoint control.
York has now lost its top two starting pitchers. Rick Bauer left the team earlier this month for a lucrative deal in Korea. Not surprisingly, leagues from outside the country have picked up York's best pitchers with major league experience. (In parts of two seasons, Smith appeared in 15 big league games.)
Smith had been York's best starting pitcher during the first four weeks of the season, but he had no run support. The Revolution scored 13 runs during Smith's five starts, but the Revs had not scored more than two runs in any of his starts before plating six runs Monday.
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