Yes, the hitters SUCKED, especially Santana.
But still, we had a chance to win. That part is all on Rocco, and his bone-headed gassing of both Duran and Jax the night before. 4 run lead, bottom of the order in the 8th- THAT'S when you throw guys like Ronny and Tonkin. NOT asking your closer for 2 innings, getting him in hot water, then having to bail him out with the guy who already admitted to the press the day before that the BP was "running on fumes." Cripe, we may not have needed Duran at all last night. He made it through that 9th, thank God, but on a night when we might have needed an extra inning out of him, no chance.
If we had had Jax for the 10th tonight, game over, crappy hitting nothwithstanding. Thanks, Rocco. I am so sick of this guy.