maxjusttyped Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, chw42 said: Either Hernandez dramatically improved after his start vs. Detroit where he gave up 6 runs in 4 innings or we just straight up suck on offense. Before Hernandez faced us last week his numbers were complete crap. I think this is a bit different than getting shutdown by KC's other mediocre starters. Hernandez has an elite strikeout rate, can hit 100, and he at least throws 4 pitches. Guys like this are going to dominate even very good lineups sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 lol Lucas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Good lord this is ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Hang em and bang em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Giolito wearing it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 If this is Lucas without his good slider, then yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, SoxAce said: Giolito wearing it tonight. Put in Garcia for Yoan or Timmy and give them a modified breather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Our ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, SoxAce said: Giolito wearing it tonight. This is joke man. This has been a very disappointing season for him. Too many meltdowns and too many games where he is gassed early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Hombre Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Yea Collins isn’t great but tonight is not on him. Gio is leaving everything up in the zone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, chw42 said: Either Hernandez dramatically improved after his start vs. Detroit where he gave up 6 runs in 4 innings or we just straight up suck on offense. Before Hernandez faced us last week his numbers were complete crap. I'm sure fans said that about Cease last year when he had his sporadic dominant game. Hernandez has very good stuff, just hasn't put it together yet. But guys with his kind of stuff who hasn't quite mastered it yet will have a game like this from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, SoxAce said: Giolito wearing it tonight. He's worn it a few too many times this season. No excuse, he needs to be WAY better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, fathom said: Good lord this is ugly I guess we can't take bumslaying for granted. After today Cease will have better FIP than Giolito and maybe ERA too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan of Steel Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 What a disappointment Lucas has been. 6 runs in just over 3 innings out there against a garbage Royals team. I don't care who's on the goddamn mound, that's just inexcusable. The regression must stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyRedGloveSWAG Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Woo hoo Matt Foster is warming up he'll stifle these Royals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: I guess we can't take bumslaying for granted. After today Cease will have better FIP than Giolito and maybe ERA too. Cease's FIP is gonna be half a run lower after tonight. This is probably Gio's worst start in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Hopefully Giolito struggling a bit this season will at least make him signing an extension more likely to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, SoxAce said: I'm sure fans said that about Cease last year when he had his sporadic dominant game. Hernandez has very good stuff, just hasn't put it together yet. But guys with his kind of stuff who hasn't quite mastered it yet will have a game like this from time to time. Like the last time against the White Sox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, chw42 said: If this is Lucas without his good slider, then yikes. Why do Collins/lucas still calling for sliders tonight? It’s been a gopher ball barrage and has been beyond Salvador Perez. We would normally say don’t let Salvador beat us, but Salvador has only accounted for 2 runs out of 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Something tells me that Giolito doesn’t have it tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, hankchifan said: Why do Collins/lucas still calling for sliders tonight? It’s been a gopher ball barrage and has been beyond Salvador Perez. We would normally say don’t let Salvador beat us, but Salvador has only accounted for 2 runs out of 6. Lucas knows he can't just be a fastball/change-up guy without the goop. That's why his slider and curve usage have gone way up since June 23rd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That's one of the worst missed calls I've seen all year. Perez does his pitchers no favors as a framer. Great player, but he's so overrated on defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, maxjusttyped said: Hopefully Giolito struggling a bit this season will at least make him signing an extension more likely to happen. Between Rodon, Giolito and Kopech... the 2nd and 3rd starters for a playoff series are becoming question marks. Yet it's really hard to trust Cease, although he might actually end up retaining the best stuff at season's end. Of course, some of it's too much familiarity with Giolito on the part of KC, but seemingly hasn't impacted Hernandez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, maxjusttyped said: That's one of the worst missed calls I've seen all year. Perez does his pitchers no favors as a framer. Great player, but he's so overrated on defense Why is a strike call 100% on the catcher? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, caulfield12 said: Between Rodon, Giolito and Kopech... the 2nd and 3rd starters for a playoff series are becoming question marks. Yet it's really hard to trust Cease, although he might actually end up retaining the best stuff at season's end. Of course, some of it's too much familiarity with Giolito on the part of KC, but seemingly hasn't impacted Hernandez. If Giolito and Rodon are serious question marks, then imagine how every other team except the Dodgers is feeling about their playoff rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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