5/15: Indians at Orioles

[Birds of B'more]

Lugo sighting! WTH. Albers only gets one batter?

With only a 2-run lead in the 8th, I don't take Wigginton out just yet. If Cleveland scores, that move could really come back to bite you.

[rhyno2110]

Holy **** Dave!!! Not everyone is going to have good stuff on the same night. Stop matching up with every single at-bat.

[RevOlution]

I assume Ohman closes out the inning even though the next two batters are righties. Oh, Uehara's warming now.

Never assume. Here comes Koji. Now I'm getting nervous.

[trk001]

I would have preferred to see Meredith come in, as opposed to Ohman who worked last night. Now Koji? Okay ...

[SoBo]

This is my issue with dt. Matusz gets u 7. And now we're 3 deep into the pen. And probably 4 with Simon to hopefully close it out. Just seems like overmanaging to me.

[Glenn Gulliver Fan]

Why is this over-managing?

Albers faced the righty and got him (hit deep).

Ohman faced the left and walked him.

If Albers or Ohman were left in and things fell apart people would be angry. I'll take the percentages over two pitchers who didn't impress in their one batter faced.

[Hank Scorpio]

Kranitz: "Throw him junk. No fastballs."

Koji: "Hahaha, no she isn't."

[UMDTerrapins]

Koji speaking Englais?

[SoBo]

Forget the fastball koji, give em the screwball!

[Hank Scorpio]

That's horse****.

[Can_of_corn]

Why is this over-managing?

Albers faced the righty and got him (hit deep).

Ohman faced the left and walked him.

If Albers or Ohman were left in and things fell apart people would be angry. I'll take the percentages over two pitchers who didn't impress in their one batter faced.

Because it burns out the pen. Albers hadn't pitched in a week so DT makes him a ROOGY, then brings on the lefty for one guy. Even if everyone is on their game you are talking 4 pitchers used for two innings, are they all going to be available for the afternoon game tommorrow? Koji is recovering from injury and Ohman pitched yesterday. DT could have just brought in one guy and not made two pitchers unavailable for Sunday.

[mrbig1]

Settle down Koji.

[Glenn Gulliver Fan]

Ouch. That non-strike call against Branyan hurt. I hope this doesn't blow up. It was a ball, technically.

[trk001]

Hahaha, Koji actually reacted to something.

[Hank Scorpio]

I don't like this matchup.

That splitter was a strike all night.