Watched the 9th inning.
I donât for one second think that Neris intended to hit him. He really had no reason to. Bad umpiring.
I stick to the statement Neris needs his semi-annual break from high leverage situations. He missed the catchers target on almost every pitch. When his splitter is in the strike zone (which it should never be) it is a batting practice pitch. It has to be low to work.
Kapler isnât doing anything âwrongâ, but sometimes a guy just isnât leading a team. He isnât. He is learning to be a manager, we shouldnât be a learning managerâs team, that was the last 6 seasons.
Knapp actually did something well. Freaking miracle.
I think we were 4-5 with runners in scoring position. Hey, that is at least a good average.
Credit to Dusty Walthan. He could have sent Knapp on Hernandezâs single and I think he would have made it. Waltham had his head in the game and realized that there was no reason to risk it. Could have lost the game right there and he made the correct, conservative, thinking move.
Harpers hit really was a single and a very bad error. It should not have won the game if you didnât watch. The CF tried to short hop the ball and missed (Harper drilled it). It probably should have been Kingery on 2nd not scoring.
Dusty Waltham wasnât mentioned, but his alertness May have won the game.