All series talk goes in here. Non series talk goes somewhere else. No PBP, that can be found from other sources if you need it. All games are broadcast on AT&T Sports SW unless otherwise noted. 9-17 Madison Bumgarner (L) vs. Brandon Bielak (R) 7:10 9-18 TBD vs. Lance McCullers Jr. (R) 6:10 9-19 Zac Gallen (R) vs. Zack Greinke (R) 1:10
Out of all the pitchers we could choose to start a bullpen game, Dusty chooses Bielak. I'm really lost as to the usage of Javier. Because this was the perfect instance to use him. He could have given you 4 innings. I don't see how anyone has faith in Dusty's decision making come the playoffs. We are about to waste a championship caliber season. Btw, Astros best odds to make the WS from the AL
Huh, I'm totally okay with burning Bielak on low-leverage early innings. The more the better. I don't see this as the perfect usage for Javier at all. He's not stretched out to go 4 innings and I'd much rather see him throw the 6th and 7th innings than the first three innings.