Remember when DD thought he had the BP locked down with Kimbrel closing and 2 near closers right next to him---Thornburg and recently released Carson Smith
I noticed from the first inning that Thornton concealed the ball until very late in his delivery making his 93-95 FB all the quicker looking. Actually pitching a good game.
There's the top of your lineup against a 4+ ERA rookie type pitcher, playing at home. Thornton has no pitch count issue to help us get to the Jays pen.
Chavis must watch a lot of Beltre videos where Adrian launched from his knees. f***ing pitch did not even reach the plate. Developing low tolerance for Chavis' non-competitive AB's, interspresed with some rockets
As Splendid mentioned a day or two ago, this team has played the fewest home games in AL, but on the 34 they have played, they are only 17-17 and trying to go under tonight.
Ahh, the LOB and 0 for RISP line is forming to your right. Mookie did get some bad calls but then chased without actually swinging. 2 for last 21 w/RISP.