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I don't think pulling Wheeler was the absolutely wrong thing to do. But I probably wouldn't have gone to Alvarado. Dominguez or Brodgon and try to...
93 pitches though. Plus the bottom of the order got some walks and good swing on him already early in the game.
Alvarado is ignoring Bregs on 2nd, why not send him?
Framber has to be done for night. So Nerris, Abreu, Pressley? In that order?
Only Yordan's 2nd HR against a non AL West team since July 21st.
And this is why you all should have calmed down.
He was never going 8 innings. He hasn't gone more than 87 pitches since the WC game vs St Louis. He was going to tire this inning or next.
It is an elimination game.
Yordan just needs a deep fly ball
And now Wheeler is done...
You mean a World Series game 6 where Verlander blew a lead...
Well this entire board is acting like it's not the 6th inning, this is not a resilient Astros squad, and like the Astros are not up in the series.
Y'all need to calm down. Wheeler is pitching better than anyone the Astros have faced in the playoffs so far.
Most of his power after the ASB was against AL West opponents.
Wheeler may go 8 innings the way he is pitching.
Like the hand in the mitt?
No. That is why they had to add Corey Lee to be able to use Vasquez as DH. If a DH changes to a fielding position later in the game, you lose...
You could win the Powerball to match that.
Maybe Lance more situationally, like say the back end of their order from Casty to Marsh. He just isn't a good match up for this opponent.
Sometimes. I think this is more true for pitchers who came up during JV's era. Lots of newer/more recent pitchers don't change their pitching...
