March 01, 2008
Luck Evens Out
Masa Kobayashi experience some bad luck in his first spring game for Cleveland:
A liner off Andy Marte's glove put one runner on. Houston loaded the bases on a slow roller to right and a well-placed infield grounder.
Kobayashi, who said he wanted to be a "little bit nervous" to sharpen his focus, got his wish. He also got the next three Houston hitters in order without allowing a run.
A foul pop. A fly to short center. A strikeout on his best pitch, a slider.
"I thought he threw the ball well," manager Eric Wedge said after the 4-3 loss to the Astros. "He didn't have a great deal of luck out there. It was pretty impressive as far as getting into that situation and then pitching out of it."
He probably got the resulted he wanted on five of the six batters. It just that balls in play can find holes.
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