Several guys off??? I mean 1/3 of the team is already out for injuries and the bench is playing.

So tomorrow it will be:
Jj
Diaz
Dubon
Bregman
Lee
Chas
Meyers
Siri
A pitcher will DH

Let Sugar Land play the Athletics

I think this is pretty close but I think you'll see Tucker at DH and the young guns only outfield

The Orioles are closer to the Yankees than the Angels are to the Astros.

— Thickie Don (@AstrosCounty) July 15, 2022

redline248 said:

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Gonna be a fun lineup tomorrow

Dubon 2B
Pena SS
Tucker RF
Diaz 3B
Matijevic 1B
Meyers DH
Chas LF
Lee C
Siri CF

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And watch this group put up a baker's dozen.

(I mean, it could happen)

W said:

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Seattle has 29 games vs. the A's, Angels, and Rangers in the second half.

and the M's are already finished with the Red Sox, Rays, and Blue Jays.

they will have a good shot at breaking the 20-year playoff drought

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And meanwhile the 2 best players in baseball will yet again not be in the playoffs

José Urquidy is starting tomorrow's game for the Astros, not Jake Odorizzi.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 15, 2022

The Astros' official rotation for the A's this weekend is José Urquidy, TBA, TBA. Dusty Baker said before today's game that Jake Odorizzi was starting tomorrow and Justin Verlander would pitch on Saturday.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 15, 2022

What is going on...

trying to get the rotation setup for the doubleheader vs. NYY

Or things are happening that we don't know about.

Mariners always catching the breaks these last couple of decades it seems.

Texaggie7nine said:

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ルイス・ガルシアのモノマネを本人の前で披露しちゃう、おモロ谷さん🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/fe9dOXiDn2

— Coco谷💟Coco平 (@kokocha39775045) July 15, 2022

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Don't worry, Yuli will take care of it for him

Want to see what proper bullpen management looks like vs not?

NYY has the #2 bullpen ERA - 2.95

HOU has the #1 bullpen ERA - 2.65

Look how the innings are broken up.

NYY
1. Holmes - 40.1 IP (593 pitches)
2. King - 48.1 IP (728 pitches)
3. Peralta - 33.2 IP (503 pitches)
4. Chapman - 18.0 IP (349 pitches) - spent time on IL

HOU
1. Pressly - 27.0 IP (376 pitches) - spent time on IL
2. Montero - 35.1 IP (572 pitches)
3. Neris - 37.0 IP (574 pitches)
4. Stanek - 30.0 IP (475 pitches)

I am sure Holmes and King will be feeling great come October. Chapman looks to be having a down year. He's given up an ER in 7 of his last 10 appearances.

aggielax48 said:

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I think they are just playing the odds that Urquidy will have a longer outing than Odo. The pen has logged a lot of pitches the last two days.

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I'd be ok not giving the Yankees another look at JV and Framber.

MosesHallRAB04 said:

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aggielax48 said:

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I think they are just playing the odds that Urquidy will have a longer outing than Odo. The pen has logged a lot of pitches the last two days.

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I'd be ok not giving the Yankees another look at JV and Framber.

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We need to at least split the double header so we have the series win. That gives us the leg up in a tie breaker scenario for home field advantage

mwm said:

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Hey. Pitching coach. Let me give you a hint.

DON'T THROW A PITCH ON THE OUTDIDE CORNER TO A LH BATTER WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE SHIFT ON.

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I was going through the thread this morning to see what I missed during the game and I've seen this statement multiple times from other folks, so this is not necessarily directed at this poster...

This pitching strategy is done intentionally. The thought process is that if you have a batter who is HEAVILY going to pull whatever pitch they get thrown to them if you throw on the outside corner this is the pitch most likely to get missed or very weakly rolled over on and grounded out. You don't want to pitch inside on a pull hitter and play into their strength

While personally I agree that batters should recognize that and work to take that pitch the other way like a well rounded hitter, most do not.

Also if you notice most all of these hits are usually very weak off the end of the bat dink type hits which is exactly what the pitching theory is designed for it just means the batter was probably so off that he couldn't get around on it and squibbed it to the left side.

Danwell Home said:

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It's a joke. To finish out the season starting September 15th, the Mariners have the following

Angels - 4
A's - 3
Royals - 3
Rangers - 3
A's - 3
Tigers - 4

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They play same schedule as everyone else

Should the Astros Try to Acquire Joey Gallo at the Deadline? (climbingtalshill.com)

What the hell is this