Harang's pitch count getting up there...49 so far, 3-1 on giles
Harang's pitch count getting up there...49 so far, 3-1 on giles
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“I’m a normal guy blessed with the ability to hit a baseball.” - Sean Casey
Harang's command is off tonight.
Giles walks. 1st and 2nd.
Now he walks Giles.
There is a decent chance that tonight's Padres lineup is the least intimidating I've ever seen. My God, that is just putrid. And with Peavy, Young, and Bard out and Hoffman looking older every day, I'd say the Pads are about to be in serious, serious rebuild mode.
No reason we shouldn't take 3 of 4 this weekend....
(You can thank me now for the kiss of death )
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Gonzalez strikes out swinging. 5 Ks for Harang. 2-0 Reds after 3.
54 pitches for Harang through 3.
5 Ks. 54 pitches 33
strikes.
Aaron's got his good fastball tonight, though, if not the best command.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Brian Giles has some of the best plate discipline in all of baseball. I don't think that's necessarily a bad sign about Harang's command there; that's just a good eye from Giles doing what it does best.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
With that K to end the 3rd, Harang's ERA is now under 3.00-- I wonder when the last time two Reds starters were both under 3.00 this late into the season?
Junior pops out to 3rd. 1 out.
He appears to have full command at times and no command at other times...odd. On the Gonzalez K, he appeared to hit his spot on every pitch (even the 3rd one, which was a brush back) and reached for some extra on the 94mph strikeout pitch.
The walks have both come while he's trying to keep a runner close to 1st, like it's a concentration thing.
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At least Jr made Wolfe work a little bit. Just 42 pitches in 3.1 innings
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