U FOO!
I don’t know if it will be tonight, or in game 7, but something tells me that Odorizzi is going to have a big part to play before all is said and done. Good or bad I don’t know. I just feel it.
“ Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Odorizzi has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over.”
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They still need to get 54 outs.
I would say 30 is the most you can reasonably expect from: Yimi, Maton. Stanek, Graveman, and Pressly. Maybe 24 is more reasonable ( Maton and Graveman went into day off heavily worked) but let’s say 15 each game.
Hypothetical:
Game 6
Luis and Odorizzi go 5 between them.
Yimi goes in 6th
Maton 7th
Stanek 8th
Pressly 9th
Game 7
Grienke and Urquidy go 5 between them
Yimi 6th
Graveman 7th
Stanek 8th
Pressly 9th.
Feel free to leave the high leverage guys in more than 1 inning if they have an easier inning. But they MUST come out of Game 6 before burning themselves out of game 7 availability/effectiveness.
That leaves Javier, Taylor, Raley, and even Framber to fill in to get through an inning or pick up early outs when this plan inevitably goes awry
Nope.
You win game 6 using whatever the fuck it takes to win game 6.
Trying to save bullets for game 7 is a great way to not get there.
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Yeah. That’s a nice plan and all, but all that matters is the 27 outs the Astros need to get in game 6. Every decision is subject to tonight’s situation.
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Of course you are right.
You must win Game 6 first and if Maton, Yimi, or Stanek are dealing and can go 2 scoreless then you must roll the dice.
I was just thinking leaving bullets in the gun, like Pressly only getting into one of the games because someone else pitches too much BUT then that pitcher not being available for a game 7 would be shooting yourself in the foot.
But I completely agree with you. My logic is idealistic and flawed.
Must get to game 7 period.
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Game 6 only.
Can’t hold anything back.
Remember Verlander pitched relief in game 4 in the 17 ALDS.
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And let’s hope there are no extra innings
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Good to have the last AB if there are.
If the bats traveled we’ve got a great shot.
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If the Astros hit, they’ll win. If they’re hot, they’ll hit anybody. If they’re not, they’ll not hit anybody.
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We have plenty of weapons on the pitching staff to get the job done. The big question for me is our offense. If we come out swinging we will have a dang good shot at seeing a game 7. They need to be aggressive on the bases too.
The postseason is a different animal, but
My observation is that if a 6.00ERA pitcher that they have never seen or not seen in a while is on the mound, they can’t hit to save their balls.
But they just saw every pitcher the Braves have in the past week.
I am hopeful.
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I don’t care if Marwin strikes out the side in the 38th inning as long as we get the win.
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Just find a way to get to game 7 tomorrow night. Don’t care how.
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Bang some trash cans?
I’ll show myself out…
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This Clark is gonna keep it simple. Luis Garcia gets 3 up and 3 down to start the game – and let our bats take it from there. Best not be too greedy for the baseball gods.
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Some possible background on Bregman’s slump:
(Note: Apologies if this is old news, just ran across these articles today)
Per this SI article,
…Bregman’s offensive slide started before the playoffs. He batted just .113 and slugged .226 over his final 14 games of the regular season,…
This article suggests
“…The top hand—Bregman’s right hand—generates power. Bregman has a career slugging percentage of .507. Since Sept. 17, that figure is .273. He has lost six miles per hour of average exit velocity since August…”
Not a highlighted play from 17 Sep 21, but it shows up on the CG video (2:18 - fixed link.) - Bregman dove for a grounder that deflects off his glove to Siri (CF).
Could this have been the injury?