Why even get a lefty up?

[LookitsPuck]

....if you're not going to use him?

Adam Dunn has made our pitching look silly this entire series. Buck screwed the pooch with Hammel and Dunn in Game 1, and did it again with Tommy Hunter in Game 3. Matusz had been warming up. Just don't understand it.

[Mondo Trasho]

I don't know. It kinda evens out with Dunn's error in the 8th.

Agree, if you have the lefty you should use him. But, I don't know if it cost us the game.

[eddie83]

I don't either. Makes no sense. Hunter had already given you 7 outs this series and the pen was rested.

[crissfan172]

Just incredibly stupid. No other way to put it.

[allquixotic]

Should've hit him or IBBed him to get to the righty.

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[mark_beckens]

He's up incase Hunter gets in trouble BEFORE Dunn!

[eddie83]

Got no problem leaving Hunter in. It's not just Dunn. There are other hitters and I have more faith in Hunter getting through another inning than Matusz. Bad pitch. Dunn has been hot. I know he threw a 3-2 breaking pitch, but you gotta make it better than that.

Rios squared up one in the 8th and the at bat before was a long one. Dunn was the key batter that inning. Sorry Keppinger and Wells don't scare me.

[mark_beckens]

Got no problem leaving Hunter in. It's not just Dunn. There are other hitters and I have more faith in Hunter getting through another inning than Matusz. Bad pitch. Dunn has been hot. I know he threw a 3-2 breaking pitch, but you gotta make it better than that.

Thanks to the missed strike call on the up and in fastball.

[eddie83]

He's up incase Hunter gets in trouble BEFORE Dunn!

Dunn represents the winning run, he is already in scoring position.

[LookitsPuck]

Got no problem leaving Hunter in. It's not just Dunn. There are other hitters and I have more faith in Hunter getting through another inning than Matusz. Bad pitch. Dunn has been hot. I know he threw a 3-2 breaking pitch, but you gotta make it better than that.

This says it all:

Adam Dunn

Versus righties: 218/314/512 - 826 OPS

Versus lefties: 138/269/323 - 592 OPS

[mark_beckens]

Rios squared up one in the 8th and the at bat before was a long one. Dunn was the key batter that inning. Sorry Keppinger and Wells don't scare me.

Dunn is hitting what, .200? You don't put the winning run on base!

[eddie83]

I have a question. Was this thread started before the home run to Dunn or after it, because the inning started way before 4:57

I questioned it on the game thread before the at bat.

[SteveO]

Dunn was a career 0-5 vrs Hunter

Dunn was 1-1 career vrs Matusz

Another right handed batter in Keppinger coming up.

I get the logic but can see why Buck stuck with Hunter.

[bpilktree]

He's up incase Hunter gets in trouble BEFORE Dunn!

Yeah and then Dunn hits a homer of Bmat and the other crowd is here saying why take out Tommy he is our best pitcher.

[mark_beckens]

Dunn represents the winning run, he is already in scoring position.

So is every other hitter who comes up!