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[QUOTE="FanInNC, post: 5335576, member: 13050"]
what a brutal stretch. Saturdays game was especially bad with the pen blowing it after a great start from Sproat. Lindor not catching that liner to start the 9th. Baty picked off 2nd base. Alvarez with catcher interference. Just bad baseball. The little things adding up.

But let’s all cross our fingers that yesterday is where things changed. Finally a clutch hit in extra innings. Pete with the walk off to snap out of a funk. Finally some feel good. McLean is without a doubt the teams ace. Now maybe he goes the way of Matz or Harvey or Thor and doesn’t have staying power - but for now at least, he’s clearly our Ace.

Saw where Holmes and Manaea will piggy back a start. I don’t hate that.  Both have had several outings where they are good through 3 or 4 but then implode. Maybe this will be a formula that works. It’s not ideal and quite frankly embarrassing that Manaea particularly is in this situation after we re-signed him to anchor the staff - but here we are and we have to try something.

Giants and Reds lost too.

Buckle up!
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