Autumn Dreamin

His 1.023 OPS in June leads the team. So however bad you think they've been at the plate lately, literally everyone else has been worse than Acuna.

Utilize whatever metrics you want, just don't cite them ONLY when they confirm your priors. Not necessarily directed at you specifically, but it's a pet peeve of mine here generally. A lot of people here only mention expected/projected stats when they match their previous perceptions and then suddenly don't care about them otherwise.

Whenever he's back (hopefully tomorrow), Teel will require a 40 man move to be activated from the 60 day. Think it's at 39 now, so he'd get the last spot. A Romo option would be the most likely 26 move, unless Quero gets a 10 day trip to rest whatever is nagging him. Hopefully tomorrow comes with timeline updates for Mune.

Ugly game. Ugly series. Unfortunately not their first let down road trip after a big homestand. Hope Teel can spark something if he's back tomorrow. Win 5 against the Guards over this next stretch and all is forgiven.

Taylor gave up a HR (almost 2) and a walk. I wouldn't have been mad if they tried it, but I'm not sure he was a sure bet for a clean 9th either. Just sucks that Jones was fast enough to beat out the IF single.

If he goes 2, he's likely down until Wednesday. Now they can use him early in the Cleveland series if needed.

Considering who was up, the 8th was the higher leverage spot.

I suspect he's been playing through something for a while.

I love an unlikely hero

Pitchers' duels always feel worse as the road team IMO

Do they even need Skubal? Apparently he's their most hittable arm.

Lol Angels...

5IP 1 ER (5 H, 2 BB, 5 K) for Sandlin 96-99mph on the fastball, cutter seemed to play well Threw the curveball a lot less which seemed to make it more effective I do think he gets another MLB look this season

It's not just raw pitch count, it's also the number of "ups" Even someone more stretched out would typically need more than 2 days rest to go for a 4th inning

I'd expect Gonzo to be the move for Murakami, as he needs more seasoning and there won't be LH at bats available at 1B anymore. He's also 0 for his last 20 facing primarily favorable platoon matchups, while Acuna is 9 for his last 21. I really think people misdiagnose both the roster reasons why Acuna survives and the player archetype it would take to displace him if that's what you want.

Vargas' 3 pitch K with 2 on in the 5th was also a killer. Montero shut them down at home a couple weeks ago, so it doesn't get easier tomorrow.

He's actually really good at getting production out of his pinch hit decisions.

He's only there 10-15% of the time with a healthy roster, mostly on Mune DH days, maybe takes a little stress off the back too. But Mune is out and they've faced a run of LH starters, so it is what it is. Hopefully we get more specifics on Mune's timeline on Monday.

I'd argue Colson is actually the best 3B on the team (he's also the best SS on the team). Vargas is the best 1B on the team with Mune out, and the only one you want starting vs. LHP.

They didn't? Grichuk bats next inning.

If they called up a starter who gave them 6IP 3ER, it would have been a job well done. And it still wouldn't matter if they can't score.

Yeah, I'm not too sure what folks expected from a bullpen day. Hard to win 1-0 on the road, guys gotta hit.

Meidroth isn't playing, Sam is at 2nd

Feels like people have been in a rush to move on from Meidroth basically since he debuted, and I really don't understand why.

So far so good