Kimbrel in.
Steve Stone on the White Sox broadcast had an interesting graphic Tuesday night. He said the average 93 mph fastball down the middle will look more like a 90 mph pitch to a hitter when thrown down low and a 96 mph pitch when thrown up on the zone. The analysis came in conjunction with analyzing Abreu's double off Kimbrel Monday night on a pitch down and away.
Tied going to the 9th.
My prediction, some light hitting Pale Hoser will dink one around the Pesky Pole; hasn't happened yet this series, but it seems to for the opponents about once each set.
Holt should be back in a day or 2. Brentz will come up to fill the slot if Brock needs another day or 2. Shaw's in left as we post, although the way LFs are dropping, not sure I want him out there on anything other than an emergency basis.
Well, given how the 8th has started out, probably doesn't matter anyway.
If I'm a starter, let me go 9. I can't do much worse than the clowns in the pen right now.
And against a right hander whose having some issues. The whole team needs to be told no bunting unless it's for a base hit or it's called from the dugout.
On top of everything else that's gone the White Sox' way this series, that's what, the 3rd infield hit today and probably the 5th or 6th of the series.
I don't get to see every game, but in the one's I've seen over the past week or so, Hanley looks anxious up there and he just doesn't look like he's seeing the ball at all.