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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Can't be too hard on Matheny for that; Westbrook's 7th inning implosions are as sure as the sunrise.
There's something to be said for giving Kelly a clean inning to work with. Kelly had the bottom of the lineup and nobody on to contend with - he just kicked it.
This one's on the players.
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That struck me as a "Keep him in til the first runner reaches" type of inning.
Sadly, not having Mujica in the 7th is what allowed that to get out of hand.
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