Mychal Givens

Clutch outs tonight.

Hart and Givens were very encouraging.

Brach, not so much.

He hasn't been good since the all star break.

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Givens entered the game with runners on 2nd and 3rd base and nobody out in the 6th inning.

5 OUTS: 3 Strikeouts, 1 Popout, 1 Foulout

MYCHAL ANTONIO GIVENS oo (vs. NATIONALS, 8/24)

IP:l 1.67

H:;; 2 ll(1 Double, 1 Single)

R:l) 1

BB:)0

SO:)3

Pitches: 21 (17 Strikes, 4 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.17

PITCHES BY INNING

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11 (9 Strikes, 2 Balls)

10 (8 Strikes, 2 Balls) *

* Givens recorded 2 outs before departing in the 7th inning.

Nice outing by Givens. He bailed out Miley, but Hart couldn't quite return the favor.

Nice outing by Givens. He bailed out Miley, but Hart couldn't quite return the favor.

Dominated against the RHBs in the 6th coming in with 2nd and 3rd, nobody out. Strikeout, pop-up, strikeout, huge inning there. Buck extended him against some lefties in the 7th and he got the first guy on a real nice changeup. I thought the outs he got in the 6th were bigger than the run he gave up in the 7th.

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(vs. TIGERS, 9/09)

1 Shutout Inning.

17 Pitches (13 Strikes, 4 Balls.)

1 Strikeout, 0 Walks.

TIGERS ANNOUNCERS:

Mychal Givens' delivery is a cross between Luis Tiant and Dan Quisenberry.

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I really think buck needs to consider matching up hart and givens in the 8th. Maybe even try to get an extra out or two from Britton. Brach has really been inconsistent. Just don't trust him right now.

I really think buck needs to consider matching up hart and givens in the 8th. Maybe even try to get an extra out or two from Britton. Brach has really been inconsistent. Just don't trust him right now.

Thank you Buck. I like the strategy. Match up Givens against RHBs. Get Britton ready if you need him against a LHB in the 8th. Wasn't pretty but Mychal got the job done today.

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Givens on Facing Cabrera

(By Steve Melewski)

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2016/09/givens-on-facing-cabrera-tillman-on-his-return-bourn-on-his-homer-and-more-clubhouse-quotes.html

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I really think buck needs to consider matching up hart and givens in the 8th. Maybe even try to get an extra out or two from Britton. Brach has really been inconsistent. Just don't trust him right now.

Agreed. I'd feel a lot better with a healthy O'Day available.

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(vs. D-RAYS, 9/15)

1 Shutout Inning.

2 Strikeouts.

16 Pitches (11 Strikes, 5 Balls.)

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(vs. D-RAYS, 9/18)

3 Up, 3 Down.

2 Strikeouts.

16 Pitches (11 Strikes, 5 Balls.)

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(vs. DIAMONDBACKS, 9/23)

3 up, 3 down.

2 Strikeouts.

12 Pitches (9 Strikes, 3 Balls.)

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Givens has been nails lately. I like him better than Brach at the moment when matched up against RHB.

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In Givens' 1st inning of work, he struck out 3 batters on 9 pitches.)l )l The other batter that he faced that inning was hit by a pitch on a 1-2 count.

In his 2nd inning of work, he retired the Diamondbacks 3 up, 3 down.

6 OUTS: 4 Strikeouts, 1 Groundout, 1 Flyout

MYCHAL ANTONIO GIVENS o)o (vs. DIAMONDBACKS, 9/25)

IP:l lll2

H:;; ll0 ll

R:l) .l0

BB:)ll0 l *

SO:)ll4

Pitches: 26 l(21 lStrikes, l5 lBalls)

2016 ERA: 3.21

* ll Givens had 1 Hit Batsman

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 l(11 lStrikes, l2 lBalls)

13 l(10 lStrikes, l3 lBalls)

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Showalter on Givens and the Bullpen

(By Steve Melewski)

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2016/09/showalter-on-givens-and-the-bullpen-and-a-game-update.html