Friday, July 22: Orioles resume play, host Yankees

[WillyM]

I see our old friend Kevin Gausman is the beneficiary of all those Blue Jays runs.

And he had to throw 107 pitches to get through the fifth inning so that he could qualify for the win.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, Just Regular said:

The Blue Jays with an excellent chance to erase 30-3 from the record books in the next hour!

27-3 Jays now!!!  Top of the sixth and 0 outs. 

[LA2]

27-3 in Fenway. Runs 7-10 for the Jays were a weird inside-the-park grand slam. It's on the video highlights.

[Beysbol]

I really think Chapman was definitely one of the many pitchers that was using spider tack. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, WillyM said:

I see our old friend Kevin Gausman is the beneficiary of all those Blue Jays runs.

And he had to throw 107 pitches to get through the fifth inning so that he could qualify for the win.

Ok, that would have been funny if Gausman couldn't pitch long enough to get the decision in a game where's he been spotted a 24 run lead. 

[SteveA]

So often you see a balk called and wonder what the pitcher even did, and wait for the announcer to explain the minutiae of the rule.

That is the rare opposite situation where the pitcher clearly balls and it isn't called.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

27-3 Jays now!!!  Top of the sixth and 0 outs. 

Has to be a bit odd to be on the winning side of a game like that.

On one hand you'd probably like to not pile on, especially against some middle infielder.

On the other hand, counting stats lead to bigger paychecks.  At the end of the year no one is going to care where that RBI came from.

[LA2]

2 minutes ago, WillyM said:

I see our old friend Kevin Gausman is the beneficiary of all those Blue Jays runs.

And he had to throw 107 pitches to get through the fifth inning so that he could qualify for the win.

At which point it was 25-3.

[Il BuonO]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

So often you see a balk called and wonder what the pitcher even did, and wait for the announcer to explain the minutiae of the rule.

That is the rare opposite situation where the pitcher clearly balls and it isn't called.

And clearly deceiving the runner.

[SteveA]

Tapia just needs a triple for the cycle.  Wonder if anyone has ever hit for the cycle without hitting the ball out of the ballpark?

[LA2]

It feels like WPs are rebounding a lot more quickly from the wall behind the plate than I remember growing up.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Has to be a bit odd to be on the winning side of a game like that.

On one hand you'd probably like to not pile on, especially against some middle infielder.

On the other hand, counting stats lead to bigger paychecks.  At the end of the year no one is going to care where that RBI came from.

Also in a year where offense has been down, if you're a hitter you pad your stats when the opportunity arises. 

[SteveA]

So if the balk had been called the two subsequent WPs by Chapman would have resulted in a run.

[LA2]

3 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

And clearly deceiving the runner.

Fortunately got to second anyway on the WP. Let's bring him home. Another WP!

[SteveA]

Just now, LA2 said:

It feels like WPs are rebounding a lot more quickly from the wall behind the plate than I remember growing up.

They've always come back hard off those bricks at OPACY.