HitsRus;1481091 wrote:all's well that ends well...and as Royal K noted...a lot of fun. But the Tribe has needed late inning heroics in all 3 games against the hollowed out White Sox, and its defensive miscues continue. They will need to play a lot better than that against the Tigers when they visit Progressive Field next week.
Last night's faux paux, although it didn't show up in the box score, was an almost mindless attempt by Michael Bourn to cut down Alexi Ramirez at the plate who scored the Sox 2nd run on a Rios single. Worse, they failed to cut the throw, and Rios (the tieing run) moved into scoring position on the throw. Rios then scored on a dribbling single by Dunn. Just like that, the ChiSox had tied the score after being dominated by the Indians early.
Meanwhile, the manager must have been sleeping in the clubhouse. While the White Sox were stringing together successive 2 out hits, it wasn't till after the game was tied that a coaching visit was made to the mound.
Another managerial head scratcher came in the ninth when the Sox plated 2 runs. With the game tied at 3, and Kluber pretty well cruising, Tito pulls him with 2 out in ninth after the The Sox get a runner to first. Really? ...the guy has pitched 8 2/3 innings and deserves to get a shot at a win, not have his game trashed by a releiver. It did not look like Kluber was struggling or tired.
I was sitting in section 103 and Bourn's throw appeared to be perfect...but Im guessing Santana didn't call the cut, because when he let it go the runner broke for second and I told my wife, we got him...the ball sailed inches over the cut mans head. It was exactly where you are taught to throw it in that situation, its on the catcher to call cut though.
Another thing I noticed, I am better at judging fly balls than Stubbs...but hes 6'4" and fast as shit so he makes up for it.
