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And scoring one run is meaningless if you don’t score the second run.

Sure. Or if Schanuel did. Or if Rengifo hit an XBH. But I’m still curious about the thinking there, as a similar situation could come up again, and I don’t get what they were thinking.

I hope that’s not the answer. And if it was, that’d be easily preventable by telling him to stay at third or having Hicks run for him.

This is the only real gripe I have, because I don’t understand it. I can understand the reasoning behind other decisions, but this one made no sense.

I’m not focusing on that because what’s there to focus on? He’s who you’d want up in that spot, and he didn’t get the job done. Not much more to discuss there. There’s nothing anyone but Trout could’ve done up there. How is Adrianza’s plate appearance not a critical moment? When you’re down to 3 outs left and the tying run is at 1B with the winning run at the plate, that is a critical moment. But there was a strategic decision involved with Adrianza’s plate appearance, which is why I’m focused on it. First, he was left in the game despite hitters with better career numbers on the bench. Then, the bunt was taken off despite the tying run still being at 1B.

Look, I acknowledge that it doesn’t happen much, but just because it doesn‘t happen doesn’t mean that it should be the case. Just because something is always done a certain way doesn’t make it right. And still, despite everyone arguing with me, no one has addressed my main (and the biggest question): why does Adell stealing 3B change the equation on bunting? The tying run was still at 1B, and the goal of bunting would be to get the tying run into scoring position.

But why does Adell stealing change the equation? Wouldn’t the point of bunting be to get the tying runner (at 1B) to second? After Adell’s SB, the tying run still wasn’t in scoring position. And why not lift Adrianza for Drury if the equation changed? It was only one pitch into the AB.

? The numbers tell you it was a bad decision. It’s not that complicated for most people.

Just because I didn’t type my thoughts at the time doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking it at the time. It made no sense to go with Adrianza over Drury or Thaiss, yet you’re too stupid or stubborn to admit it.

That doesn’t explain why they left in the worst hitter to bat.

I’d rather deal with that and have the game still going than just lose.

“Washington said he let Adrianza hit, as opposed to using a pinch-hitter, because he wanted him to bunt. Once Adell stole third, Washington figured he could get him in.” https://t.co/UtMcaMXRMH This doesn’t make any sense. Why does scoring the runner at third matter? It’s the 9th inning and Adell wasn’t the tying run. I don’t get it.

Wash said he was.

Correct. I wanted Adrianza up for 2B defense when Drury isn’t playing because Rengifo made like 5 errors in the last week (not an exaggeration). When you’re losing by 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th, the priority is offense and not defense. So you do whatever you can to tie the game and worry about the defense later.

I don’t get what happened in the 9th inning. Why did Adrianza hit with 2 on, 0 outs? Wash said he was up there to bunt before Adell stole 3B. But even after that, the winning run is still at 1B. Wouldn’t the point of bunting be to get the tying run into scoring position? So why’d they take the bunt off? Or why didn’t they have Drury or Thaiss hit for Adrianza? From what they showed on the broadcast, no clear question was asked about either of the last two questions. And obviously, no answer was given. I don’t get it. Got anything on this, @Jeff Fletcher?

I’m not, but ok. He has had a misplay that’s led to at least one run in 4 of the last 5 games.

Notice who made that error in the 1st? Rengifo’s awful defense is costing them every night, which is why I want them to add Adrianza and sit Rengifo.

I would. Until he shows otherwise, I think Walsh is cooked due to thoracic outlet surgery. It’s ruined careers for pitchers. And it’s not that common in hitters. Mike Zunino had it, and he retired less than two years after it. His average exit velocity (84.5 mph) remains ~5 mph below his pre-injury levels.

9-11 2 leads blown (and games subsequently lost) in the 7th or latter: 4/5 vs. BOS and 4/16 vs. TB. 6 games where two runs or less are scored. Stephenson and Silseth hurt, but otherwise OK. The amount of games where the offense no shows is a problem.

this feels like a game that Jose Suarez winds up pitching in. hopefully it's with a big lead, and not a deficit.

In which case, it’s Perry fault for building an inflexible pen that necessitates two long men and ends up costing them games when long relievers are forced into leverage roles.

Looks like the Angels passed on Soto this time. (I think they had priority over CIN?)

I’m late to this thread, but this is what I put on Twitter Monday: During yesterday’s game, Erica Weston said that Schanuel said the key to his success Wednesday was going back to who he is. It seems like he was trying to be someone he wasn’t, and now he’s going back to the approach he took last year. It’ll be interesting to see how the next two to three weeks look, assuming he sticks with his old approach.

And Fulmer has shown a willingness to take the ball even with limited rest.

well, Eppler could've kept Bailey and Ecker by offering them the promotions they were getting in other orgs, but he decided to stick with Callaway/Wise as pitching coach and Reed as hitting coach. Though, yes, Arte's lack of investment in PD is a factor.