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Slider outside x infinity right now

How many of the strikeouts were due to Hallion's zone and the Astros plate discipline, vs. how many were swinging/taking obvious strikes?

If he's tipping it might help to mix in other pitches to keep them more off balance (maybe he has an "offspeed" tip and that keeps them honest), or it might help to stop throwing the slider and rely on pitches he doesn't tip. If his slider just isn't good... stop using it.

Bummer and Tepera got some nasty swings on their sliders, and Kopech got basically none. Either he's tipping or his slider just isn't good. I also think he needs to mix in the curve and change more. If there is a tell, it might not be so apparent if there are two other offspeed pitches coming in.

Yeah. This is a rowdy as hell crowd.

Dusty's gloves keep cracking me up

POUR IT ON BABY HAHAHAHA HOW DO YOU LIKE IT TRASH CANS?!?!

Like I said, just gotta play well enough to bring the Baker Effect into games

Eh, we got that all game. Not much you can do.

Eloy's strike zone judgement can use some work

Hopefully the bullpen is showing the starters that they can challenge these guys and don't have to be perfect.

This is the bullpen we hoped for tonight. Keep it up for the last 4 outs and tomorrow please.

That was a good pitch on 3-2.

As bad as Kimbrel has been we can't have 1/3rd of a bullpen and expect to last. Someone besides Tepera (and Bummer now hopefully) needs to figure it out.

Javier's velocity down to 92

Oh that slider tonight. I'm half mast.

He swung for the fences there it looked like.

I don't want to be right.

You know he's swinging first pitch

LOVE the at-bat by Yaz there. Turning an easy inning into 25 pitches and 2 on.

AJ: "I'm making a comeback to cause chaos"

I would've been happy just trading for Tepera. Aside from the first game or two he's been nails

LOL if Hernandez went in the top of the inning Gurriel did there.

Astros pressing a little. Keep them on their heels.