Playing Gordon at third initially seemed odd, but God knows he can pick it. Saladino is supposed to be above average with the glove.

Playing Gordon at third initially seemed odd, but God knows he can pick it. Saladino is supposed to be above average with the glove.

IIRC they worked Gordon at 3b for like a week or two in Charlotte right before he was called up.

It is always exciting to see a new face in the lineup

Early strikeout for Eaton, fooled on something off the plate away.

IIRC they worked Gordon at 3b for like a week or two in Charlotte right before he was called up.

He played 8 games there. Saladino has played 5. So really, they are in the same boat. He has primarily played SS so I don't think this should be a huge deal. If he is a decent SS, and I don't know where his throwing is at, he should be better than Gillaspie right now, and improve at 3B with more reps. But this isn't like putting Soto in LF.

Early strikeout for Eaton, fooled on something off the plate away.

 

89 MPH fastball

Tyler made some contact, took one foul down the RF line, wound up weakly grounding out to SS off the end of the bat.

He played 8 games there. Saladino has played 5. So really, they are in the same boat. He has primarily played SS so I don't think this should be a huge deal. If he is a decent SS, and I don't know where his throwing is at, he should be better than Gillaspie right now, and improve at 3B with more reps. But this isn't like putting Soto in LF.

Yeah, but only 2 of those games were this season. Woulda been nice to give him a week there just to get the footing down.

It is always exciting to see a new face in the lineup

 

Especially someone with speed

Abreu also grounded out weakly off the end of the bat to Castro.

Saladino reminds me of Brent Lillibridge for some reason.

Yeah, but only 2 of those games were this season. Woulda been nice to give him a week there just to get the footing down.

I wouldn't doubt he has been taking a lot of grounders at 3B before games for a little while. Obviously games are different, but there is not much difference between 8 games, 5 games, and 0 games.

Hendricks is type of pitcher who makes it look easy if other team chases his pitches just off the plate.

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Jose Abreu comes up hobbling after grounding out in the first.

Hendricks is type of pitcher who makes it look easy if other team chases his pitches just off the plate.

Who isn't?

K

He aced him right there. Nice.

3 strikes in a row to Folwer, backwards K

3 strikes in a row to Folwer, backwards K

That slider was beautiful.

And walks Rizzo on 5 pitches.. That is Rodon to a tee right there

Walks Rizzo on 5 pitches. Several outside.

Pitching to a pitcher could get Rodon an extra inning in this game. Should slightly help the pitch count.

Nice pitch right there. Score some runs for him now.

DP from Bryant. Sanchez to Alexei to Abreu

That was pretty.