A ninth-inning rally was not enough to overcome a pitching meltdown in the middle innings. Key Lines:
Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .326. 7-game hit streak with two consecutive 2-hit games. Arraez has gone hitless in just 2 of 23 games in June and has a .337 BA for the month.
Heliot Ramos RF- 1 for 4, HR(5), R, RBI. BA= .267. Wait! Ramos only has 5 HR's on the season? I guess he's been out since 5/15. Anyway, his solo HR led off the top of the 9'th inning.
Bryce Eldridge DH- 2 for 4, R. BA= .285. Just when you think the league has figured him out, he gets two hits.
Victor Bericoto LF- 2 for 3, 2B. BA= .286. A nice night at the plate for Bericoto was marred by a pick off....with a runner ahead of him at 2B.
Tyler Mahle RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.67. Mahle gave up a leadoff HR to Ketel Marte in the first inning but then settled down until loading the bases in the 5'th. Sam Hentges came in and promptly gave up a 3-run double. After the game, Mahle said he pitched around Marte for the final baserunner and added he did not realize he was on a strict pitch count of 85. Say what? OK, it is probably highly debatable whether he should have pitched around Marte and maybe the coaching staff didn't want him to know he was on a pitch count for that reason(although there are plenty of ways to communicate to a pitcher you want a batter pitched around). But this is only one of a lengthening line of miscommunication issues for this team and that goes straight to the Manager's office.
Landen Roupp RHP tries to even the series tonight against TBD.
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