Watched the 1-0 game, and it was a beauty. AJ pitched very well, mixing his curveball and changeup pretty well with his 94-96 fastball. Had many batters well off balance.
Rios' first at bat during the game was down right pitiful. 3 pitch strikeout with a feeble swing on the second strike and stood there looking at strike 3. After Cito's chat, he came out a drove the ball hard (for a line out) in his next at bat and then doubled (and advanced to 3rd on the throw) to bring in the RBI. Even his next at bat was much better.
Who said coaching wasn't the problem again? Cito and Tenace (who spent part of the game talking to Wells) have worked magic. Even Leyva has been great with his go/no-go decisions at 3rd. Too bad they waited so long.
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