Saturday is Burnes Day vs the Royals

[SteveA]

OK, the pen did it's job in the 8th.   Chicken wing in the 9th.

[dtk9119]

Whew.. need more runs please 

[baltfan]

1 minute ago, Moshagge3 said:

Is Craig Kimbrel really incapable of getting a 4-out save? 

Yes.  Keep him healthy. 

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

Welp, looks like our pen is fried for tomorrow.

Akin down, Zimmermann up? Vespi pitched tonight.

[Mooreisbetter27]

So now we will need to go through Witt, Pasquantino and the Oriole killer. Would feel a lot better if we got a run or 12.

[dystopia]

1 minute ago, dystopia said:

I'd have gone to Webb before Baumann...

Shows what I know 

More runs please. Don't feel good about Witt Jr. and Perez up next inning without a 3+ run cushion.

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

Certainly doesn’t seem like they’re gonna push him there. 

Yeah, I think he's on a one-inning-per-appearance, and no-three-days-in-a-row regimen all year.

[spiritof66]

6 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Gutsy to call to bring Akin back after that game yesterday.

Or Baumann any time. But not too many options.

[kidrock]

Casually reading the game thread watching everyone freak as each new reliever comes in is sad yet comical. My wife doesn’t understand why I look so nervous but keep laughing at my phone.  You guys are priceless!

[Bemorewins]

Just now, SteveA said:

OK, the pen did it's job in the 8th.   Chicken wing in the 9th.

I'm okay trusting Kimbrel in the 9th with a 2 run lead. He's been our best reliever so far in the earlier season, by far.

[Mooreisbetter27]

Mayo homered twice tonight. 

[Billy F-Face3]

6 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

 

Of all, I can find none of the names that you mentioned who have had consecutive seasons of success.

That's part of my entire point. They benefited from the coaching during the times they did have any stretches of production for months at a time.

[bpilktree]

1 minute ago, dystopia said:

I'd have gone to Webb before Baumann...

Something tells me he isn’t available for some reason.  I wondered why he wasn’t first one out of pen last inning.  

[dystopia]

Urias' swing is painful.

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, dystopia said:

Urias' swing is painful.

I hate one-handed swings.