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Tuesday, May 23: two hot teams collide as Orioles visit Yankees


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3 minutes ago, baltfan said:

Hasn’t been there and they still aren’t hitting it.  Only way you get it back is to keep throwing it.  It was a bad pitch because you should be throwing it so it is nowhere near the zone, not because it hung. 

The fastball is good enough that he can make them show they're selling out on it first, like Torres did.

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Bautista is now what, 11 for 15 in save chances. That's not a good enough percentage to stick as a closer long term. He's a good strike out guy, and guy you want in those situations, but yeah, he's not your up a run closer because he can't be counted on not to throw an absolute garbage pitch at any point.

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If it helps you sleep easier tonight, remember that Aaron Judge didn't need that pitch to save the day for them. It was obviously a mistake by Felix (and Adley?), but there are other timelines where better pitches and thrown and Judge still demolishes it.

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1 minute ago, TopGunnar said:

Same old shit. Don’t got the balls between their legs to go into NYY and take a game. 

Meh, Orioles have played great during a brutal stretch of the schedule.  Just swept a team that score 20 tonight.  Itsucks to lose but games like this can make a young team more battle hardened. Just sucks no Cano tomorrow. 

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