I can't stop thinking about how awesome it was to beat three very good lefties in successive games, especially when we started AAA pitchers in two of them. I was hoping for one win but we got three.
Just amazing.
I love Freeman. I can see why he was our #1 prospect, or at least in the top three, for the last couple of years. The kid can put the bat on the ball and he doesn't chase much. He should be in there every day.
We are continuing to get help from the bottom third of the order, which we have not had for most of the year. Freeman with two hits, Straw with one, and Hedges with a sac bunt. We don't need them to be Jose Ramirez, just chip in something almost every game.
You just can't beat Cal Quantrill at the Prog.
When Ford came to bat with a runner on and two out in the 9th against Karinchak, I wanted Tito to bring in Hentges, knowing a home run would tie the game. But he stuck with Karinchak and he got Ford on a sharp ground ball to first.
I don't think Oscar is going to see very many breaking balls low in the zone from now on. Eight of his nine home runs are on breaking pitches, just one off a fastball. They're already starting to pitch him like they pitch Trout - fastballs up and in. The home run he hit today was on the outside corner at the knees, but at 6'4" Oscar's arms are long enough to barrel a pitch on the outside corner. So they're jamming him with hard stuff. Let's see if he can make an adjustment and start punishing pitchers who try to jam him.