Yea a redass that played recklessly and was himself a major bust relative to his initial talent should have a better perspective. Playing through injury doesn't do anybody any good. If his knee is sore, sit for awhile so you don't turn a one week issue into something more.
I believe over the last 1.35 calendar years (so start of last year until know) the AL Central has the best out of division record in MLB, which is absolutely incredible stat given it includes our putrid ass. The Tribe, Twinkies, Royals and Tigers have mauled.
I missed a couple innings but was able to catch most of it including all of the first 6 and I felt we didn't adjust to what their starter was doing at all. I would have maybe tried moving up in the box a bit and just sitting on that shitty little "cutter" he was throwing. He was using the same pitch mix in the 6th inning as the 1st and you can't let a junkballer do that, that's walking into their trap.
Today also would have been a great day to have 2 really good LHB in the lineup. A junk baller like this a good LHB is going to anihilate more often than not. They have too good a view on the ball.
a 36% popup rate is absurd. He must be trying to get an uppercut going but with his long levers it's a lot of moving parts. That said, those same long arms allow those elite EVs.