 He started the second game of the season on April 6 after Ron Guidry's Opening Day start, but after giving up 4 runs in 2.2 innings, he did not pitch again for nearly two weeks.In his next start, which came on April 27, he pitched his first shutout in nearly four years.Despite this, he finished the year with an ERA above 5 (5.08) for the first time in his career, and also pitched the fewest innings of his career (108) outside the strike-shortened 1981 season.