9/28 O's @ Red Sox

[vegasbob]

Very late ( top 9) but I thought Rich Hill deserved a game thread on a night when he , again, delivered a very credible 6 innings of shutout ball, including 9 Ks out of 18 outs. Sox in line for a 2 game win streak as the ever reliable Matt Barnes tries to close out the O's.

[vegasbob]

As O'Brien and Eck mentioned last night, Barnes may become totally dysfunctional when the 14/20 second pitch clock is activated next year . Barnes does not need default "balls" called on him, he does just fine on his own.

[vegasbob]

It was a treat to see Verdugo finally get a Red Sox Pesky Pole HR just snaking over the short wall down the RF line.

[vegasbob]

Barnes closes it out with a 19 pitch, one hit, one walk, one Bush visit, DP featuring 9th, finishing with a K . Less than efficient, but effective in earning the save, and win for Hill

[moonslav59]

I don't want to jinx Barnes, but...

[moonslav59]

Casas now has his OPS at .813, despite being below the Mendoza line (.190.)

 

Looks like he's winning the 2023 1B job.

[FredLynn]

Casas now has his OPS at .813, despite being below the Mendoza line (.190.)

 

Looks like he's winning the 2023 1B job.

 

He’s also impressed defensively.

Hill pitched a great game. Amazing what he has done at 40+ years of age.

[moonslav59]

He’s also impressed defensively.

Hill pitched a great game. Amazing what he has done at 40+ years of age.

 

Not bad for $5M, either.

 

Bloom did much better on his pitching choices:

 

2020: Perez & too many scrubs to list

 

2021: Perez & Richards/ Sawamura & Andriese (Whitlock)

 

2022: Wacha & Hill/ Diekman & Strahm (Schreiber)