O's vs Braves, rubber match

[SteveA]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Hamels nearing his planned pitch count in his first game in nearly a year

I guess that's it.

[Frobby]

16 minutes ago, SteveA said:

We don't know that.  We just know that when he was first promoted he went several days without pitching and then only came in in a mopup situation.  There was speculation on here that Hyde "didn't want" to use him in a high leverage situations.  But that was assumption based on his usage.  I don't think there was ever a quote of Hyde's to that affect.

 

6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I think he said 1-2 things but I always take that stuff with a grain of salt.   

From August 28:

“For us right now, Keegan fits in our bullpen the best,” Hyde said today in his Zoom conference call with the media.

“I might not even use him as a long guy. I might use him as a one-inning guy here, too. But I think that long-term, is he a rotation piece? Is he a long guy? I think that’s something we will find out. But at this moment right now I’m going to try to win games and utilize Keegan the best way we can.”

https://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2020/08/akin-likely-to-stay-in-the-bullpen-and-other-notes.html

Three days later, Akin started a game.    Of course, Tommy Milone had been traded in the interim   

 

[Frobby]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

John Parrish, Dave Ford, and Sammy Stewart all Kd a bunch in their debut games, I believe.

For any rookie?  No idea but I'll bet someone like Moose or Palmer or McNally hit double digits as a rookie.

Mussina struck out 10 in his 3rd major league game.  Not sure if that’s our record.   

[SteveA]

Wow, nice play DJ.  Don't see many balls caught in that little triangle.

[LookinUp]

Nice catch by Stewart there. Almost hit a railing, I think.

[Frobby]

7 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Mussina struck out 10 in his 3rd major league game.  Not sure if that’s our record.   

Nope.   I just figured out that Mike Boddicker struck out 12 in 1983.   He was still a rookie though he’d also gotten into games in 1980, 1981 and 1982.  

There could be someone who topped Boddicker, but I’m not going to spend any more time looking.   
 

[HowAboutThat]

38 minutes ago, SteveA said:

We don't know that.  We just know that when he was first promoted he went several days without pitching and then only came in in a mopup situation.  There was speculation on here that Hyde "didn't want" to use him in a high leverage situations.  But that was assumption based on his usage.  I don't think there was ever a quote of Hyde's to that affect.

Well I said I wasn’t sure I remembered correctly, and I know he bounced up-down-back up with only a coup relief innings to show for it, but I thought Hyde said he’d be used in relief.

regardless, I’m glad he’s where he is.

[MurphDogg]

Severino is now tied for the league lead in passed balls (with Mike Zunino).

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, MurphDogg said:

Severino is now tied for the league lead in passed balls (with Mike Zunino).

Hey, he's tied with a former #3 overall pick, pretty impressive. 

[SteveA]

7 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

Severino is now tied for the league lead in passed balls (with Mike Zunino).

And those are the ones that were called passed balls.

[OFFNY]

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At one point, Akin retired 11 consecutive batters before Austin Riley reached on an infield single in the 5th inning.

At one point, Akin threw 14 consecutive Strikes.

Not a single Braves base-runner went beyond 2nd base while Akin was in the game.

 

 

15 OUTS: )  9 Strikeouts, 2 Foulouts, 2 Flyouts, 2 Lineouts

 

 

KEEGAN LEE AKIN )))))))) (FINAL NUMBERS)

IP:lll5 

H:lllll.3 ) l(3 Singles)

R:llll 0

BB:ll1

SO:ll9

Pitches: l) 93 )(63)Strikes, )30)Balls)

2020 ERA: l) 3.38 )  18.67 IP  (7 ER) 

2020 WHIP: l)  1.232  )  18.67 IP  (23 H/BB) 

2020 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l)  .200  )l (14 for 70)   

 

PITCHES BY INNING  

*******************  

25  ll(15 l.Strikes, ll10 lllBalls)

12  lll(10 llStrikes, llll21 llBalls)

16  lll(11 llStrikes, llll51 llBalls)

16  lll(11 llStrikes, llll51 llBalls)

24  lll(16 llStrikes, lllll81lllBalls) )

 

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[Just Regular]

I wonder what Freeman's total time base to base was on that trip around - he only passed jog on the 2nd to 3rd bit.

Skimmed Bedard's game log for rookie peaks and he maxed out at 10.

Iglesias capitalizes on the Tomlin BP routine to get to 48-for-126 on the year.

Ben just dropped a wonderful tidbit I never knew that he and Albert Belle were LSU teammates.

[bobmc]

28 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Nope.   I just figured out that Mike Boddicker struck out 12 in 1983.   He was still a rookie though he’d also gotten into games in 1980, 1981 and 1982.  

There could be someone who topped Boddicker, but I’m not going to spend any more time looking.   
 

I can't say but Roch had this:

 

[SteveA]

Big hit for Renato.

Gutsy send of Severino.

[bobmc]

Just now, SteveA said:

Big hit for Renato.

Gutsy send of Severino.

Sevi being punished for the PB's?