Tracy Ringolsby is a regular contributor to FOXSports.com, and is part of the Colorado Rockies broadcast crew for FSN Rocky Mountain. He also has a Web site, insidetherockies.com. In his 34th year covering baseball, Ringolsby was voted the J.G. Taylor Spink Award by the BBWAA in 2005, and honored during the 2006 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - David Bush appears ready to take a spot at the front of the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation.
Bush retired 15 of his first 16 batters Saturday in a 4-4, 10-inning tie against the Los Angeles Angels.
He allowed one hit in six innings, giving up a pair of runs in the sixth despite failing to allow a hit.
"Bush was excellent," Brewers manager Ken Macha said. "He got out there and got his innings in."
Bush went 9-10 with a 4.18 ERA in 28 starts and three relief appearances last year. Opportunities opened when CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets became free agents. He got into trouble in the sixth when he walked one batter, hit another, threw a wild pitch and gave up a sacrifice fly.
"One of the things I like at this point is innings, more so than pitches, just getting up and down," Bush said.
Angels starter Nick Adenhart gave up one run and four hits in five innings, striking out six.
"He's much further than he was at this point last year - even in spring training, when his numbers were good but he wasn't as crisp as we felt he needed to be," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's taking a lot of steps forward."
Adenhart went 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA in three starts with the Angels last season.
"It was one of the better (starts) in the spring so far," Adenhart said. "There haven't been too many."
