Chris Sale

Pretty awful ABs that inning

Bad defense helped them out- sliders were not working tho do you bring him out for the 6th?

Great Robert AB until he got beat on a 92 mph middle middle heater lol

Wow those are filthy. Damn better than I was expecting tbh. Definitely not worth dropping that potential weapon from the arsenal

I’ll have to see some film of it; don’t remember being impressed with his command last year and didn’t watch his start/starts in spring unless I forgot lol. Am I wrong or was his curve more of a classic 12-6 in the past that evolved into a slightly weirder motion (“knuckle-curve”) this year? Or was it always like that? Solid first three innings regardless. Still, I wish he had first pitch strikes more often and hung fewer sliders. The Pirates are so bad lol.

Slider has been solid if not spectacular last two starts and he threw it at way higher volume than earlier

Fair enough. It definitely has some sick movement. It’s just rarely close to the zone and it doesn’t trick people into thinking they have a chance at it - it doesn’t hang and drop enough. But with some development it could be better, for sure

Makes sense to me. Imo scrap the knuckle curve unless you can locate it like Bieber or Darvish. When your command has a long way to go, working on a slider that’s a bit faster is probably the way to go. Worked for Gio

Command issues. He starts locating pitches and they’ll chase the ones that drop out of the zone. Maybe he should take a page out of Giolito’s book and choose between the slider and curve

I’ll settle for a patented Yoan walk although a homer would obviously be preferable—as it would spare him from potentially having to run the bases hard

Damn Josh Bell is having a rough year. Think 2019 was just an aberration for him?

So is Mazara just washed? What’s going on with him? I thought the dude was strong af- I thought he would have issues with swing and miss, bad pitch recognition, and too many ground balls based on his past but I thought he had raw power...

I thought Mazara crushed it off the bat...RIP

He’s so fucking fast

Ugh Robert got an easy HR opportunity there with the hanging slider to start his AB

Sweet play by Frazier to rob him there

For sure but I think they were the right calls to be honest. Nice inning for Cease. Located his fastball, slider, and his knuckle-curve well (looks like he’s trying to pitch that last one like Bieber’s a bit but obviously not quite as filthy just yet lol)

I'm a Tottenham supporter. What does winning the league mean? 2005 is the only time since the Jordan Era a team I've supported and followed has won a championship. I'm a bandwagon Blackhawks fan like everyone in Chicago during a playoff run but I'm not really a hockey person so that doesn't count lol.

Nice to see Eloy get on the board. I'm pretty sure Robert is the last one who needs a bit. Also goddamn Dyson is fast

A truly absurd strike 3 call. I hate stuff like this ESPECIALLY to Tim because I'm worried it will deter him from developing his patience (which he displayed so nicely that AB!)

It's crazy how talented this team is - they have the ability to consistently win despite his bad decisions. I will say the chemistry and attitude of this team generally seems great. Perhaps Renteria deserves some credit for that (although Dallas Keuchel may have done just as much). But idk, I think all of the talent in one place is energizing in itself and I would prefer someone who knows how to make in-game decisions.

RIP 4 more innings of KC I can't fucking wait until this series is over, I hate the Royals, I hate playing the Royals, and we will be lucky to win this game with all the missed opportunities on offense.

like i said in my above post, i'm heated about that call. but let's just say it trades off with the call that saved a run in the bottom of the third, call it even, and play well the rest of today...

and he had to swing on that outside pitch because it was in the exact same spot. hard pitch to elevate when you're a smaller guy like sanchez. he actually had a good approach that AB for once so i'm actually heated about that call.

Call upheld! He looked safe to me but lol I guess we are media darlings now. I'll take it, feels good, it's a reparation for all those years of getting screwed on replay calls!