1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B .291/.356/.494, 0.7 fWAR
2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B .293/.446/.379, 0.5 fWAR
3. Miguel Sano (R) 3B .191/.253/.426, -0.1 fWAR
4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF .232/.264/.391, 0.2 fWAR
5. Max Kepler (L) CF .283/.368/.583, 0.6 fWAR
6. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS .293/.338/.534, 0.5 fWAR
7. Logan Morrison (L) DH .103/.212/.172, -0.7 fWAR
8. Robbie Grossman (S) RF .118/.167/.176, -0.4 fWAR
9. Jason Castro (L) CA .159/.260/.250, -0.1 fWAR
Lance Lynn (R): (15 IP, 6.00 ERA, -0.1 RA9 WAR)
vs.
Sonny Gray (R): (16.1 IP, 8.27 ERA, -0.4 RA9 WAR)
1. Brett Gardner (L) CF .225/.357/.300, 0.4 fWAR
2. Aaron Judge (R) RF .341/.476/.659, 1.6 fWAR
3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS .347/.442/.787, 1.9 fWAR
4. Giancarlo Stanton (R) LF .213/.307/.438, 0.5 fWAR
5. Gary Sanchez (R) DH .208/.247/.481, 0.3 fWAR
6. Tyler Austin (R) 1B .296/.377/.611, 0.6 fWAR
7. Miguel Andujar (R) 3B .295/.313/.607, 0.4 fWAR
8. Austin Romine (R) CA .292/.370/.333, 0 fWAR
9. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B .250/.250/.250, -0.1 fWAR
Montgomery for the 4 game sweep tomorrow afternoon!
Not nibbling. That implies control. Gray can't control his breaking stuff.
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Gray was still nibbling and walking until he was pulled? I see Sano tagged him in the 1st.
Not nibbling. That implies control. Gray can't control his breaking stuff.
Crazy.
Glad to still get a win despite it. This lineup just wears out pitchers. Wish we could play Minnesota more often
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and as a small guy maybe he can't do it with control. And lets not confuse his stuff with the likes of Ron Guidry. Maybe he should take a touch off his fastball and hope he gains more control. Otherwise he is pen bound after a few more starts a la Harvey
No disagreement on your first point. But it's not the fastball that's the problem, it's throwing his breaking stuff for strikes.
I just don't think he's starter material -- unless he's hurt or something. Is he?
I never watched him pitch much when he was in Oakland, but as far as I know he’s always been a big curveball pitcher...so until he figures out how to throw one more than 55 feet consistently, we can probably expect more of these kind of starts.
Yeah that was painful to listen to.
* I'd hate to move him, but maybe let Judge play LF and Stanton RF until GS gets more acclimated?? I think Judge could play anywhere.
* I LOVED the Didi bunt!! I wish more teams would do that. I would help keep the defense honest and put a little fun back into the game.
I never watched him pitch much when he was in Oakland, but as far as I know he’s always been a big curveball pitcher...so until he figures out how to throw one more than 55 feet consistently, we can probably expect more of these kind of starts.
He just might be one of those guys who doesn't work in a big market area on a team with expectations. It's easy to be calm in Oakland. Nobody is watching.