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Now that was a professional at bat by Santander. Made the guy finally throw one in his happy zone.

Hell yeah, what an at bat by Santander!

1-2 and Santander is battling, steal.

Does Gunnar no longer steal?

Lol. On game day it looks like Mullins swung at a ball that almost hit him for strike 3.

Imagine a world where Rivera is taking a key PA in the 9th in late September for a contender against a RHP?

Not that I have a lot of faith in him, but I do think you start him off in the 10th if goes to 10 because of his ability miss bats.

We both were screaming this at both times. Elias did find a way to get an impact starter in Eflin, but he struck out with every other deal to improve this team at the trade deadline and we already knows he doesn't draft and develop pitching internally.

They're not snake bitten, Elias got caught with his pants down by trying to be cheap in the bullpen. He struck out with Kimbrel and then goes and tries to replace him with a guy he could get for Hays. Elias loves himself some castoffs so they can do well here and make him look like a genius.

Someone explain what happened. i see a single to deep RC and the runner scoring from 2nd.

Ah, this is nice, nothing bad should happen now. Dominguez is the definition of a thrower.

Not even close. So instead of tying home runs, now it's will be a go ahead home run.

No, no they don't. Dominguez never makes me feel good in a tie or one run lead. In the last month, he's allowed 5 home runs in his last 11 games.

He has to be one of the few major leaguers with a blue box in the middle-middle of the plate.

Holliday has to stop fouling off middle-middle pitches.

I actually did that for my self as much as anyone else. Even I was surprised by how close they've been over the beginning of heir careers.

Let's get an insurance run so I feel better about Dominguez in the 9th.

Cano looks fresh...

Wieters Rutschman

109 MPH EV and .830 xBA on that out to Kjerstad. For once, the Orioles got a little lucky.

Umpire missed a close strike 3, but Perez coming on and walking the first guy is not a great sign.

It's not PTSD, it's the reality that this team has found more ways to lose than win over the last 3 months. Let's hope they can hold on.

Yesterday's game he had a scorched line drive single to CF.

With only 5 hits and .191 XBA, it's not like they have broken out. The Holliday two-run clutch single is really the difference right now. The fact they have not done much since is not surprising though.

As my 3rd grade teacher would say, "Ring the bells, close the schools, name it a national holiday!"