Another low nineties mph relief pitcher. Just enough zip to get it to the plate and provide some exit power. This eternal love affair for pitching to contact, whether planned or not, is creating an abyss between our bullpen and the rest of the league's bullpens.
What's even worse, we can't even pitch to contact effectively, with the high number and ill-timed walks. Stevenson's homer was earmarked as the difference in today's game. Nobody mentioned the 2 out walk to Farmer, which fanned the fire that turned into a 4 run Red scoring outburst. Yes, everyone walks batters. But the Twins have cornered the market on the most inopportune timed walk. It's not always what you do, but it's when you do it.