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Again, he gets people out. That last inning reminded me of his first inning vs Det when he loaded the bases and got out of it. You seem to be down on him. He does throw a lot of pitches, but one solution would be be to mix up his pitches. In one AB last inning he threw five consecutive FBs to a batter. He doesn't throw hard enough for that, but if he doesn't have command of his secondaries then maybe Wieters is calling for more of them tonight. I would say he was better in a starting role and didn't have command issues until his last mid relief outing. In any case I'll take him over Britton right now now and I'm quite sure he gets through six innings.

It took him 68 pitches to get through 3 innings. He gets outs, but he's not going to give innings, so as a long reliever, he's fine.

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I'm honestly not surprised by any of this - and not because I think we suck. The trip to Oakland is a bear, especially in September after an exhausting series against the Rays capped off by a 14 inning behemoth. Guys are sore, tired, jet lagged and in a stadium that doesn't play to their strengths. Let's just get out of here with a win tomorrow -- or at LEAST healthy.

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