He has scrapped his windup in favor of working exclusively from the stretch, enabling him to tame his often-erratic control by limiting his walks to one and his pitch count to 89.

• 小小郭精简了他的投球前挥臂准备动作，这对他独撑七局很有益处，同时也助他克服了时常抖来抖去的控球问题，将他的保送降低到了一次，并且总共只用了89球。