Walker working quickly and effectively is such a pleasure to watch, Kershaw throws 40 pitches by this point.
That is the one thing Corey absolutely cannot do in that AB, not with SS over 20 pitches and struggling. Strike out FFS and let Kike add another 4-5 pitches to the count. Idiot.
There is the difference between Lux and Muncy up the middle. Lux gets that, just an awful read by Muncy
"shutdown innings" is overused by announcers and kinda silly but honestly, as a fan, super important to make sure I can breathe
Smith-Enrique-pitcher It will be hard for them to set up a rally so I'd kinda like for them to sell out for a home run. Stras is gonna try to keep his pitch count down and will throw some "dare you to hit it" strikes, go for the home run. Next inning they can focus on patience and pitch count
The analytical guys hate it and endlessly bitch about it, but it is absolutely a big deal in both dugouts. These are former players that are using the phrase cause they know how important it is to shut down the opposing team after you put a run or two on the board. It's a morale thing.
Fuck yeah Walker!! Let's get him some more runs!! Belli/Seager aren't doing shit. We need everyone else to step up big. If we win this game I wonder if Seager will get the AJ treatment.