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Ira Bulog

11:45

Never understand the thinking of "its ok to walk a batter with a base open but not ok when the base isn't open" when the end result is the same. do the numbers bear out that in general 1st + 3rd and facing the hitter is preferable to bases loaded with a worse hitter?

Dave Cameron

11:46

There's a bigger penalty to the IBB when you advance the runner

If he's already advanced, less of a hit

Matt

11:46

Jansen's due up 3rd though.

Dave Cameron

11:46

Hmm, interesting

Florg Dreetham

11:47

Jansen had a hit once. 2010.

Mike

11:47

Why use Ross to pinch run when you were gonna bring in Taylor defensively? Why not pinch run with Taylor?

Joel

11:48

Why no Puig there against Oliver?

Dave Cameron

11:48

Last position player on bench, need him to PH for pitcher later.

HappyFunBall

11:48

Taylor is fast but has horrible no good very bad instincts on the bases

Walrusman

11:48

Dusty not trust Taylor.

Craig Edwards

11:49

Jansen was a .229/.310/.337 hitter in the minors in 953 PA.

@FlippedBats

11:49

Rendon has left 22 guys on base this series. DS record

Dave Cameron

11:50

That's a brutal walk.

With P coming up

hurricanexyz

11:50

is that good enough that bunting is wrong?

Craig Edwards

11:50

Dave Cameron

11:50

You definitely bunt here

cartographer

11:51

Great job Kenley. Not pretty but got the job done (unlike Culberson).

Gavin

11:51

Kenley "Better at bunting than Charlie Culberson" Jansen

Snowflake

11:51

Had him at second

Walrusman

11:53

Nearing 4 hours. Over / under 5 if ends in regulation?

Dave Cameron

11:53

Probably close to 5

baek

11:53

who will pitch for dodgers in the 9th? josh fields? kershaw?

Dave Cameron

11:53

Baez

Dodgers Fan

11:54

Maybe I'm alone, but this game hasn't felt like four hours

Dave Cameron

11:54

I just peed for the first time since the game started so I disagree.

11:55

Melancon in the 8th down a run. Even Dusty getting into it.

Mark

11:55

I HATE bringing in a new pitcher and having him IBB the first guy. Let the guy on the way out do it, don't let Melancon do something screwy and lose the strike zone.

Dave Cameron

11:55

Eh, when has that ever happened?

Well, Actually...

11:56

He's kinda out of other options

Alex Reinhart

11:56

39 players used now. Playoff record is?

Dave Cameron

11:56

This has to be getting close

Ty wiggington

11:56

What happens when this goes to extras?

Dave Cameron

11:57

Puig pitches, Nationals play with 7 position players

Netflix and Rich Hill

11:57

Kind of a devil may care toss from Melancon. Exciting.

Ty wiggington

11:57

#puigyourcloser

Dodgers Fan

11:57

#WhyNot

Alex Reinhart

11:58

The Nationals still have Tanner Roark on full rest

hurricanexyz

11:58

three not very scary hitters due up for the Nationals, in what will probably be Jansen's last inning of work. this feels like it would be a neat spot for the ol' "stash him in LF for an inning" trick so he could face the top of the order again in the 9th

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