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because he trusts Hurter even less than Mize. Hurter is throwing some strikes today though. EDIT: Apparently one too many however.

Now they just have to get out of this game quickly without wasting Hurter or anyone else that matters.

If a guy has a flat heater I'm not sure there any place for him in the majors.

Melton apparently thows very hard, and very straight.

you know if this goes to extras Cleveland will get in the psuedo runner and the Tigers will K out of the inning.

every tiger took a called 1st strike. Put yourself in a hole, It's a lot harder to hit. Don't give away strikes.

yeah- he's about a boring as a baseball announcer as there is going. How did they come up with him for baseball?

good AB there by McStinky

Parker earned his kibble for that inning.

It's not like Herrin was painting corners. Perez got three good pitches to hit, Even with the miss by the UMP, Jones still swung out of zone to get himself out.

In an alternate reality where accuracy actually counts, he walked.

This ump in the tank for Cleveland

Hinch picked a helluva time to send that message.

Tork swung a strike that was hittable but didn't drive it

could we get at least a freaking fly ball to get off the snide with RISP

Torres on 1st with the unhit by pitch

adn then he gets squeezed on a perfect pitch. EDIT: but it only costs him one more pitch.

I think you could call that "semi-intentional"

so he's going to take his chances with a RHP against Jose.

This is true. Any strategy that has better outcomes on average, may not have a higher probability of success in any specific combination of conditions. That's what you pay a manager to figure out.

remember when McKinstry first came to the Tigers and was a dead red FB hitter that couldn't handle anything with spin? The wheel has turned completely - it's the FB he struggles with now.

two batters, 2 full counts, 1 walk. So far so good.

Will Hinch push (at 29 pitches thrown) Holton for the two out of three lefties at the top of the 6th?

The Tigers have killed themselves chasing the long ball. I don't really care what the analytics say on this question - it may be good individually for guys to chase the long ball, but the lack of OBP destroys a *teams* ability to pressure the opposing pitching staff. What is the stat for that? For instance, for for all the K's, the HRs mean Riley's wRC isn't down that much even though his OPB is in the toilet. Which means guys on base in front of him are stranded and guys behind him lose RBI opportunity.

that's not news, sadly