Wow just looked at the Tigers lineup. Y’all think our 5 hole hitters are bad right now? The one and only Astros legend Bligh Madris is batting 5th for them tonight.
I believe you are thinking of their current closer Suarez. He gave up the game winning homer to Harper in the 8th inning of game 5 that closed that series out. Personally, I’m not worried about Hader in the playoffs. It’s Pressly that has me worried.
Hader is the least of the Astros worries right now. He’s 22 for 23 in save opportunities. If he’s pitching in a non-save opportunity something else has probably gone wrong as well. The pitching has finally come around overall. Right now the lineup is not good after the top 4 and is not a playoff caliber lineup.
The Rangers announcers are such trash. Dude acted like they just won the WS on a home run that still left them down 2 runs with one out left lol
Yep, Pressly has been underwhelming this year. Even in his hot streak he was giving up some hard hit balls.
I don't know if this is a part of your "Christ will hit this curveball" bullshit, but if it's part of the schtick you need to stop it. Because it is lame as hell.
His K rate has declined significantly since 2022. Missing bats in the post season, especially at the end of games, is so important.
Luckily he sent Mitch Garver up to pinch hit so it didn’t matter. Damn he’s been awful. Skubal pitches tomorrow for the Tigers. Decent chance to be back in first if we can score some runs.
