hankchifan

Burr throws a strike in the middle of the plate on a 0-2 count and with first base open as well. Can’t win games with this many poor decisions, poor defense and poor late relief, taking Vaughn out, and no production from your big guns and our crappy manager. A deadly chemical concoction exploding in our face.

Second worst ump in MLB after Angel Hernandez

Moncada horrible at bat and not having Vaughn in the game doomed us in the 10 th. Our hitters don’t put the ball in play when we need it. Now we have to rely on Burr who has been horrible. Not good.

Agree a bunt would have been better. Our “stars” in this game TA, Abreu, and Moncada have been a bust a bust in this game. Taking our best hitter currently Vaughn out may have cost us this game. Hamilton hitting in Vaughn spot is a major downgrade.

Vaughn would have looked much better.

Glad that Goodwin was not at CF on the last KC drive.

What I feared, game tied and our best hitter Vaughn is out of the line up. TLR at work again.

TLR prefers to take Vaughn out and leave Leury in, on a 2-1 game in the 9th. Doesn’t make sense to me. Hope we don’t go into extras.

Abreu has been in a big rut. No hits in this series. It has been mostly Ks or ground balls on the infield. TA and him have not delivered in this series so far.

Will be in a rut until he goes back to hitting to the opposite field.

Why is Leury still in RF on a 2-1 game in the 8th?

Kopech - Hendriks would look mighty good tonight.

Glad that Collins was not catching. He couldn’t have handled the Bummer slider.

Soler would have been out had not Tim stuck his glove in the way. Need to move Engel to right and Billy to CF late in a close game. Leury is a 2nd baseman not a RF.

In late innings in a close game, we need to have our best defense in OF. Hamilton to CF and Engel to right. Our outfield defense has been horrible tonight.

Lucas is sweating big time. It is 97 degrees with 107 degrees heat index. It is brutal out there.

Eloy would have been back on the IR on the Benintendi drive.

Can he throw runners out.? He looks exponentially better defensively than Collins.

On top of that, Leury not only got a hit but scored on a very good base running play.

What a feeble swing by Yoan. Eloy didn’t want to take a walk. Bad inning.

A few blow outs against bottom feeders.

TA needs to start going the other way more often. Pulling the ballon the ground has not been working well for him.

I thought we were supposed to be great against lefties. I guess not anymore.

Zavala is a better defensive catcher and better framer than Collins so this should help Gio. They just have to make sure they are in sync on pitch selections.