Fighting off tough two-strike pitches doesn't seem to be something they taught him in the minors. Maybe because there aren't as many tough two-strike pitches down there. It's a frustrating gap in an otherwise promising set of skills.
Haven't had occasion to come up with a TD-name for our daughter. Maybe that should be it, though it's not as likely to come up in conversation as the two boys. Go figure.
That would make me Dadbury, but I'll stick with what I have been using.
The box score shows it as such. Reconstructing the inning without the error, to the benefit of the pitcher, would seem to have the run scoring anyway, thus the earned run.
I'm not yet comfortable watching him, but he's made strides since he came up last season. Moving up the spectrum from Serviceable, to Adequate, to "About Average Maybe".
Who is doing the color commentary on the broadcast? Yakkity yak yak yak about rehab assignments, right through the base hit by Kepler. I was looking at something else momentarily and had no idea the at bat was over until Provus finally broke in to mention what was going on down on the field.