His stuff is garbage. Blows my mind how he was the 2015 AL Cy Young and had multiple seasons finishing with an ERA under three. Whatever he once had is long gone and he sucks now. Waste of 55 mil.
I would just leave Tepera in for the 8th, but you know Larussa is going with Kimbrel. I'm sure he's going to pitch like that sparkling 1.40 ERA would indicate. ?
Vladimir Guerrero up with bases loaded in late innings as the tying run. Couldn't have drawn it up better than that. Typical of how the pen has pitched of late.
Those were three straight fastballs to Dickerson. Looked to be an inside fastball off the plate. Not sure if it was a bad pitch. Maybe he didn't get it inside enough. Good job by Dickerson to get his hands in and showcase enough strength to get it over the fence. Would have been better to throw him a breaking ball there. Changeup would have been a good choice after three fastballs. I'm sure Collins made that call.
Offense still struggling despite the four run first. Just one run through six after that. They tend to lose focus and intensity after they gain a sizable lead.
Zack Collins gets the 3-0 green light, gets a perfect pitch to hit up in the zone, and he still fails to get a hit. He can only take that pitch for a routine flyout. LoL