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Another walk that scores in extras. I would have taken my chances with Ruiz instead of Diekmann against all those righties. Diekmann fastball is too flat. It is hard to beat the Guardians in extras. Lambert move cost us this game. Guardians are embarrassing us in the 11 th.

The bullpen also has been badly mismanaged.

It is. We don’t make adjustments and exceptions. Too formulaic. Don’t take into account situations and pitch counts. ReyLo was a starter at onetime. They are probably worrying about not having a reliever available tomorrow if they get extended. But there may be no tomorrow.

Jose went clutch this time! Wow!

Sheets should have started this game.

And bad managers did not help either.

In fairness, this game should have been won 3-1 and not go into extras.

You are right. The 3-1 lead had to be protected in the 7 th with your best relievers. If they tie the game and it becomes a bullpen game and into extras, we are probably toast.

He used to be a starter. He sure could have been extended for 2 innings

Worst bullpen management of the season. ReyLo/Graveman/Hendriks 7/8/9 th with a 3-1 lead and this game would have been a win.

And Sheets.

Lambert is a rookie and this was a high leverage situation calling for a more experienced reliever.

You are right, my bad. One more reason for not bringing in Lambert. ReyLo shut them down in the 8 th. A 3-1 lead would have looked mighty good.

Worst decision of the Cairo regime so far.

Baldelli is not a good manager. He is probably out IMO.

Unreal. ReyLo warming up now. He is normally our 7th inning pitcher. We just made the game a bullpen game against a very tough bullpen. Lead had to be protected with the best. I am really pissed at another managerial unforced error. If we lose this game the Lambert decision could be of the worst if not the worst of the year.

We didn’t play yesterday, so we should have had veteran relievers available to pitch ahead of a rookie. Lopez or Kelly or even Bummer to start the inning Was a better option, or Lambert should have been pulled after the first walk where he showed no control whatsoever. Cairo disappointed with this TLR type move.

Andrus double clutched again going home and we dodged a bullet.

Used the only rookie in the bullpen. Un believable.

Huge unforced error. You don’t bring in a rookie in a high leverage situation in one of the most important games of the year. Both of Lambert walks have scored.

Dreaded lead off walk. Is anyone warming up? This was not a rookie situation. Looked like aTLR style move.

It was. Sheets would have looked great at that at bat instead of AV.

Should have gone with Sheets.

Andrus, who wasn’t even in the team at the beginning of the season.

We don’t take many pitches.