Wow...La Russa was hoping for a single when down by three with the tying run at the plate in the 8th? He honestly may be more incompetent than Ricky which is saying a lot.
A lot of people wanted Giolito pulled before the 7th even started and pretty much everyone did once he gave a leadoff walk. None of this was hindsight, it was simply watching a gassed out pitcher quickly losing it in a one-run game.
Slowing bat? His hard hit rate and average exit velocity are both career highs right now. Why do you think he’s losing bat speed? Because of one fly ball that he thought was gone that faded at the warning track?