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From: Rittfam4@aol.com

Since Gardy was suspended tonight, did he have time to watch the last 2 innings of the White Sox-KC game between 5:30 and 6:00?
KC led 8-2 entering the 8th.  Sox scored 4 in top of 8th and had runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.  Trey Hillman then brought in ..............Joakim Soria!!!!!  His closer!!!!  With 5 outs to go!!!!!!!!

Soria induced a pinch-hit Sac Fly from A.J. to make it 8-7, then struck out Uribe.

In the 9th, Soria went: Walk, GDP, K to get a 5-out save.  KC wins 9-7(they got an 8th inning HR from Olivo).

 

I keep thinking back to the 2-game series at Detroit in mid-April when Neshek, Guerrier, Crain, Reyes, Bass blew 8th inning leads in both games.  I think the first game the Twins led by 6 entering bottom of 8th.  Nathan never got into either game.   Same thing happened in another game recently, too. Those 3 losses may come back to haunt the Twins if they narrowly miss playoffs.

For all the money they are paying Nathan, I would think that maybe 5 or 6 times a year he would be able to pitch more than 1 inning. Not all the time, just 5 or 6 times a year.  I can only hope that Gardy was watching that CHW-KC game today.

Paul R.

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