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Can Vaughn get a back-up slider and hit another?

Kimbrel will get the 8th.

Bubic is out of there. Can we get that run back now?

Kopech just didn't execute on that slider tonight. Otherwise he looked alright.

Kopech with a hanging slider on 0-2...

Need a rebound outing from Kopech here. Saturday was just ugly for him.

Where the hell did Bubic find this extra velocity? He's been sitting in the low 90s all year and now he's throwing 95. Kopech in

Cease is a bloop away from allowing no hits. Although, to be fair, he was like 5 feet from giving up 2 home runs.

Not a strike.

Cease will probably eclipse Giolito in WAR tonight, despite throwing less innings.

I'm guessing Crochet for the 7th, Kimbrel for the 8th, and Liam for the 9th? I think the smartest thing to do is to make sure Liam doesn't face Salvador Perez again.

Filthy.

No fastballs so far this inning. All nasty off-speed.

Looks like he's found the knuckle curve release point this inning.

Nice curveball.

I guess we're looking for Bubic's change up...?

Hernandez bunting there bought him a ball.

Crochet warming. I think they're letting Cease face Santana and Perez and Crochet will come in for Dyson/Dozier/O'Hearn.

Apparently he didn't learn shit cause there's nobody warming in the bullpen.

10 pitch inning...do you let him go out there against 234?

Cease was on pace to possibly pitch the 6th...and then he goes 3-0 on Merrifield when he can get out of it.

Cease really living dangerously.

Yoan looks REALLY bad against changeups.

Might get Reylo for an inning or 2 tonight.

That was probably the loudest audible groan I've heard from a crowd right after contact. Dylan's been real fortunate so far on some of these fly balls.