Jose Abreu

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 10:56 PM) It is nice to see Austin Jackson running those down FOR us now. Making up for the error. He's lucky it ended up not hurting it

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 9m9 minutes ago Oakland, CA Per A's broadcast, Sale is averaging 96 mph on FB, 87 on change and 80 on slider

Welcome, people who are now watching since Nova/UNC is over

couple strikeouts, nice comeback

Sale is just a better pitcher when he... doesn't get run support

Sale is rattled

Every time a grounder is hit to Semien, you just have this weird sense that there will be an error. He just fields... awkwardly

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 10:20 PM) Another question, why all Sale's runs earned but no RBI's for Melky on what would have been an rbi groundout? Melky's grounder was hit with 2 outs

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 10:20 PM) Sale looks like he's only throwing fastball/slider. Not a lot of changeups to break it up in there. Or should you say... not a lot of changeups to change it up in there?

Jane Lee ‏@JaneMLB 2m2 minutes ago The A's forced Sale to throw 34 pitches in a three-run third inning.

Half inning from hell all started with a couple cheap hits

here comes another walk after a 0-2/1-2 count!

> 1 hour,

"adam eaton would have scooped that up without an error"

good god jackson

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 10:12 PM) He literally just gave up a hit on his slider He has thrown no more than 5 all night. He should've used one when he had Semien in a strikeout situation

Sale actually gets run support for once and is on the verge of giving it up

Chris Sale is SUCH a better pitcher when he throws sliders. Fastball/change-up only Chris Sale is just an above average pitcher, nothing more.

Avi at least had a better arm in RF

With that pitch selection and going from 0-2 to a walk, can't say that wasn't deserved.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 10:09 PM) I second the compliments to the HP umpire. He's been very consistent. Aside from the one Eaton call, pretty good

0-2 to 3-2, I hate that

I don't miss Semien's defense

MELKY

damn