Granted, one run and five hits on offense doesn't make for mind-blowing entertainment, but that hardly matters with the way Snell is pitching now. Seven innings, one hit, no runs, no-hitter through 6 2/3. Hard to believe this is the same guy who didn't win a single game until July. This is someone I had all but given up on, now he pitches seven in back-to-back games, down the stretch and with the playoffs approaching. As it stands now, that's Darvish anchoring the staff, followed by Snell and Musgrove. That's more in line with what our goals were when we acquired Darvish, then Snell, then Musgrove before the 2021 season.
It appears we're going with a four-man rotation toward the end of the season, with the occasional day off allowing our pitchers to have at least a full four days' rest. Manaea is not helping us now, he is getting flung all around the ballpark with his pitches over the middle of the plate. Maybe we can use him in long relief. At this point, I don't anticipate him being part of the rotation, unless something drastic happens. Clevy, admittedly, bounced back with 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, but he is inconsistent and really just a fourth option at this point. Too bad, really, the guy we got from Cleveland in 2020 came with a lot of hype. I mean, this guy used to deal.
We are four games up on the Brewers with 13 games to go, plus we are 1 1/2 ahead of the Phillies, which I am not too crazy about, because this means we draw either the Mets or the Braves. Even though we played both clubs well this year, I am not sure I would want to meet either team in the playoffs at this point. On the other hand, I know we can beat the Cardinals. We've done very well against the NL Central this year, and we go for the sweep tonight with Musgrove taking the bump.
Meanwhile, Aaron Judge has hit 60 home runs, one shy of the Yankees' club record. I will never accept any of the roiders' seasons, be it Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, or Barry Bonds. If Judge breaks it, it should be his record, whereas the roiders can rot in asterisk hell, as far as I'm concerned. What I don't get is why the Yankees haven't re-signed him yet. The offer he received from them was 213 mil over seven years. Should have upped that, New York, because now you're in a bidding war.
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