​​Jake Arrieta is making his ​Philadelphia Phillies debut on Thursday, and he looked like he's been pitching all spring.





Detroit Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones was the first batter Arrieta faced, and he set him down with ease, including this nasty two-seamer that caught him looking.

Jake Arrieta, Nasty 93mph Two Seamer Movement.  pic.twitter.com/5qjGUZqDvi — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 22, 2018

The former Cy Young Award actually had Jones looking at that filthy two-seamer for three straight pitches. Take a look at this easy disposal of the Tigers outfielder with one pitch:

Easy as 1, 2, 3.@JArrieta34 made quick work of his first batter faced in a #Phillies uniform. pic.twitter.com/HrfqpvBaOy — Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 22, 2018

Arrieta followed that up with another three-pitch strikeout, but then Miguel Cabrera welcomed him with an opposite field solo blast.





That's okay. It's his first time pitching in a game since last season. All that matters is the movement on his pitches is already close to midseason form. Didn't quite expect him to look this filthy after so much rest.