Absolute must win scenario today.
Kravetz is starting so I guess they just flipped his and Jackson P's starts this weekend.
A lot of changes to the Rice line-up, including most noticeably, Trei Cruz is sitting. Comeaux is at short. The outfield is Beaulaurier, Cox and Duluc.
Rice scores 3 in 3rd to take a 3-1 lead
UTSA ties it up in the 4th. Both teams now in the pen. 3-3 in the 5th.
Rice takes 4-3 lead in 5th. Edwards has two of Rice's three hits (and three RBI). Now in the 6th - Jefferies trying to hold the lead.
Now 8-3 Owls. Runners on the corners, 2 outs. Walk loads them up.
Wow, we actually got some clutch, 2-outs singles in the 7th-- and from Duluc and Beaulaurier of all people!-- to up our lead to 7-3. We had the bases loaded with one out and failed to score in the 6th (though Dunlap hit a deep fly for the 3rd out). Comeaux makes it 3 consecutive 2-out singles, and the lead is now 8-3.
Jefferies still in.
With 2 outs in the 8th. UTSA trying to hit for cycle with single, double, triple. Now 8-5.
Gayle in to pitch for Jefferies.
Infield single makes it 8-6.
Jefferies hit the wall in his 4th inning of work. After getting two quick out-- single, double, triple...and the score in 8-5, with a runner still on 3B and Gayle now in.
Gayle continuing the implosion.
Now 8-6 with 2 on, 2 out.
Anybody notice how weird it is to have a baseball game in the 8th inning and we've just reached double digits in posts? In the old days, we would get there in pages.
(03-24-2019 04:09 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote: [ -> ]Gayle continuing the implosion.
Now 8-6 with 2 on, 2 out.
??? Infield single, HBP, Fielder’s choice to end the inning is not much of an implosion.
(03-24-2019 04:15 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote: [ -> ] (03-24-2019 04:09 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote: [ -> ]Gayle continuing the implosion.
Now 8-6 with 2 on, 2 out.
??? Infield single, HBP, Fielder’s choice to end the inning is not much of an implosion.
I mean, could’ve done without the infield single and the HBP...
I remember when Lemond (Or Otto even) would just shut the door.
How our standards have fallen..
In all my years following baseball at all levels I have never seen a team strike out looking anywhere near as frequently as this Rice team, and in most cases on fastballs down the middle.
Three pitch strikeout of their No. 2 hitter. That's better.
And then a 4 pitch walk. Wow.
(03-24-2019 04:22 PM)Frizzy Owl Wrote: [ -> ]E6. That's not better.
Then a 4-pitch walk to put the tying runs on base. Ugh.
A clutch K. Can we get the third out?
Gayle goes from 0-2 to 3-2 before getting a swinging strikeout for the 2nd out. Still two runners on base.