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| never in doubt |
Kevin Gausman allowed but three runs (first a two-run homer, and, later, a solo one) in his eight innings of five-hit, no-walk, eleven-strikeout work last night, but the Blue Jays nevertheless went into the bottom of the ninth down 3-1, their only run scored on a generous obstruction call all the way back in the fourth. Gausman is perhaps low-key cursed in this respect? But the dream of every opposing-team pitching change since the dawn of time was realized as the Tigers brought in Trey Wingenter, who just didn't have it: a Vladdy single was followed by a Chapman walk and a Varsho HBP (a slider directly to the foot ), and there we were, down by two, but with the bases loaded and nobody out. Two fly-ball outs later, and it was all tied up, headed to extras, which meant Jordan Romano, since the big eighth inning the night before mean he hadn't pitched in a few days. A nifty stretch by Vladdy on Bo's throw after a tough charging play was fitting on this, Vladdy Gold Glove Bobblehead Day (word on the boards is that the pregame lineup was significant), and a perfect Kevin Kiermaier bunt and a George Springer bouncer through the drawn-in infield was all that was needed in the bottom half to send the truly impressive second-day crowd (35 300! on the second day!) home merrily. A ten-inning game finished in two-hours, forty-minutes? Yes please! Somebody somewhere said that the pitch clock has turned every pitcher into Mark Buehrle; high praise indeed. He was so good! You know who else was good? Of a pitcher? That's right, Pedro Martinez, check out him:
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| you come to me on the day of my godson's Gold Glove bobbleheading . . . |
Everybody's doing great! Let's keep it going!
KS
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