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Ugh, Sam Perlozzo needs to be fired. I DVR'ed the game since Loewen was pitching. Outstanding matchup between him and Verlander. He walked a little too many (4 in 5 innings), but he had the Tigers flailing at his pitches all night.
Anyway, onto why Perlozzo needs to be fired. Loewen goes 5 innings, and he decides to let all the bullpen guys pitch one inning. Parrish has filthy stuff, as evidenced by striking out the side in the 6th. Parrish also used to be a starter so he can throw more than one inning. Gone after the 6th. Bradford, Baez, Ray, Walker, and Williamson followed, all an inning each.
Walker, Parrish and Ray can all go more than one inning. So in the 12th it comes down to Kurt Birkins, who hasn't pitched yet for the O's this year, and gives up a grand slam. For one, he shouldn't be on the team to begin with. Brian Burres made the team out of spring training and got sent down before he even pitched in a game.
Not to mention the fact that Freddie Bynum is on the team while Jon Knott, Jason DuBois, and J.R. House rot in Ottawa. And while Payton and Hernandez are out the bench consists of Bynum, one of Paul Bako/Alberto Castillo, and Chris Gomez. Just awful roster management all together.
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