Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
I think it’s entirely because he’s on the 40 and it was his night to pitch tonight. Other 40 options (including Weigel and Parsons) had recently thrown innings.
I agree, they wanted an extra long man it seems. My guess is Touki pitches if we are ahead or close. If Newk has a train wreck of a game, then you might see the kid to save Touki for Sunday.