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There was a lot to like about Grayson Rodriguez’s second start for Bowie last week. He struck out five of the first six batters he faced, including all three in the second inning. But like his previous two appearances since returning from a Grade 2 right lat muscle strain, Rodriguez’s command eventually wavered. He walked the bases loaded in the third inning, struck out the next two and then allowed a two-run single.

Rodriguez finished with four runs against him, but with 56 pitches, it’s another step in the recovery process that will next take him to Norfolk this week — promoted to the level he was at when he suffered the injury.