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5/26 Blue Jays at Orioles

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Only started watching in the fourth and thought JB was impressive. He threw strikes, stayed ahead, kept the ball low and was away from the middle of the plate - maybe a mistake pitch or two not punished.

He got punished for it in the first.

Mora should have seen that and went.

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He is watching for the ball clearing the infield.

Oh I know what he was watching. You take a good secondary lead when you see the ball hit, and once Scutaro reached down, he should have blitzed home.

With those field conditions, he would have made it no problem.

I am not crushing him for it, I just wish he was a little more aggressive there.

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