Winning 2 in a row has already been done 2 times this series. A feat this team has only accomplished a mere 34 times this year (including all winning streaks in groups of 2,4,6 etc). Accounting for 72% of their wins.
Well he hasn't had any high pressure situations. We are lucky for that. We all knew whoever it was, the bullpen would blow a close one. It was happening weekly for us.
8/79 reg season games with more than 1 bb. 1 HR in the last 75 regular season games. So it was just a bad result. Probably the pressure and he wasn't expecting to go.
I don't care that Hoffman has had some good results recently. Still don't like him and don't like it anytime he goes in. I refuse to pretend he is a good closer. Most of the time we've used him recently hasn't been high leverage. 2 bb in the close game against Tampa he closed a few weeks ago and 2 hits and a walk to yankees in 1.1 when we put him in with a 4 run lead. I think Little wasn't as bad as everyone says.
Everyone knows anyone here could manage better than Schneider. But he's a people person. We are internet freaks who wouldn't be able to manage these guys.
I think we can all rest easy knowing more than half the relievers we have would have blown the game. With our bottom of the order and them still having the 9th, every option after Gausman is inclined to blow it.
overall though not bad. 2/3 at Seattle. I don't think it could have gone better. If you just didn't watch any of the games and checked the final scores, any of us would take it.