Wild Card Game Two: Blue Jays (Berrios) vs Twins (Gray): 10/4/23, 3:38pm

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

He also hasn't given up a run. There's no need to get a guy up when no one is even on base yet.

Gray gets at least that much slack. I don't pull him out of the game unless he has given up runs, went over 100 pitches, or he has gone five innings.

I'm not sure I would, I was just asking if someone was up....

[adjacent]

Following on Game day. Looks like the umpire is squeezing Gray a bit. Is it so?

[Brock Beauchamp]

I wish umpires were more honest and just visibly flipped a coin when asked about a check swing.

[PDX Twin]

Just now, adjacent said:

Following on Game day. Looks like the umpire is squeezing Gray a bit. Is it so?

Yes. Everything in the Gray area is a ball.

[SF Twins Fan]

It doesn't seem like they're making that hard of contact off of Gray though.

[Beast]

Much better inning from Gray there.  

[USAFChief]

Way to battle Sonny!

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, adjacent said:

Following on Game day. Looks like the umpire is squeezing Gray a bit. Is it so?

He's getting squeezed a bit, maybe, but he's also just not "on".

But he has bulldogged his way through it thus far.

[Aggies7]

Hey how about we make them work a little this inning  for God’s sake

[Azviking101]

Fantastic inning there by Sonny. He’s just missing the edges but starting hitting at the end there 

[CRF]

Sonny's battling. He's keeping them from scoring. Berrios has been better. Both teams look kind of tight so far. Somehow, we have to break thru and get a run or two. 

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, adjacent said:

Following on Game day. Looks like the umpire is squeezing Gray a bit. Is it so?

He’s had maybe one pitch called a ball that I thought was a strike

[USAFChief]

Let's put together an inning here.

[Craig Arko]

Love watching Gordon rev the crowd.

[Beast]

Gray’s got about 2 innings left at this rate.  Gotta get to Berrios here.

[IndianaTwin]

Watching solo today, since Mrs. IT is busy hawking batteries down at the park. She sells C cells by the seesaw. 

[Parfigliano]

Just now, CRF said:

Sonny's battling. He's keeping them from scoring. Berrios has been better. Both teams look kind of tight so far. Somehow, we have to break thru and get a run or two. 

Get some offense from players not named Lewis.  Plus Lewis.

[Beast]

Berrios just looks so damn good right now.  

[Battle ur tail off]

They keep warming guys up. I think if we could get a baserunner and a lefty up, they would pull him. Which would be dumb as he looks good, but we would take it. 

[Aggies7]

Getting first half vibes from the offense 

[IndianaTwin]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

He’s had maybe one pitch called a ball that I thought was a strike

Yep. Trying to get them to expand and they aren’t. 

[Aggies7]

Why would you even consider taking Berrios out? Nonsense 

[nicksaviking]

Go ahead and pull Berrios early.

Piss him off enough to trade him back to the Twins next year for Martin and Woods-Richardson.

[Cris E]

As long as Berrios is rolling like this they'll ride him.   and on the flip side the Twins need something to drop in or it's going to be a very short afternoon (Jose has only throw 35 pitches.)

[Blyleven2011]

Alright second time through the order  , let's get something going ...

Julien just started it 

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Why would you even consider taking Berrios out? Nonsense 

[RickOShea]

These 'Twins' kids are just taking the veterans to school.  Unfortunately, COVID has limited school attendance.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Why would you even consider taking Berrios out? Nonsense 

It feels like Toronto is managing out of desperation. I get that you want to cover your ass in an elimination game but having Kikuchi up, then Cabrera is just burning assets prematurely.

[Beast]

Yeah, we’re not scoring a run today.  Berrios looks freaking untouchable.  

[Aggies7]

That’s a bad strike 3 call