Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 31, 2005
Using What Works

It's nice to see a manager stay with a relief pitcher who is pitching well, rather than bring in the closer because it's time for the closer:

After rookie Conor Jackson put the Diamondbacks ahead with an eighth-inning double to score Troy Glaus, Melvin decided to stick with Aquino, who had worked a quick, 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth against the middle of the Cubs order.

Aquino, who had 16 saves a year ago as a rookie, then retired the side in the ninth for his first save of 2005.

The Red demolished San Diego 9-1 later, putting the Diamondbacks just one game out of the NL West lead.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:01 AM | Strategy | TrackBack (0)
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