(Source: Chicago Cubs) 'I threw a lot of strikes,' Jaye told MiLB.com. 'Obviously, not walking anybody helps out the pitch count. I commanded my fastball well, and my slider's been really good in the last two starts and it was probably the best it's been all year. When I got two strikes, I was able to execute and put those guys away.' But 24-year-old right-hander's night began ominously, as he allowed a leadoff double to Jordan Smith in the bottom of the first. He retired the next 25 hitters he faced before yielding a softly hit single to Ivan Castillo with one out in the ninth inning. That knock spelled the end of Jaye's night, and closer Joe Jimenez (Tigers' No. 8) replaced him on the...
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