Originally Posted by
robed deity
He knows his team better than I do, but Greinke was at 80+ pitches, and you could hear the collective sigh of relief from the Nationals dugout. Yeah, Rendon homered, but he was smoking hot, and the walk had 2 borderline pitches (ie missed pitches) IIRC.
Dumb, dumb play by AJ Hinch. He had these pitchers in the bullpen he wanted to use, but the Astros had the best pitcher on the planet -- that night -- cruising along in Game 7.
Sage Grouse
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