GDT 10/26/21: Braves @ Astros - World Series Game 1

If you let Jackson pitch there you give yourself the option of getting through the inning and scoring enough the following half to not have to even use matzek.

Probabaly won’t come back to hurt later on but a missed opportunity.
 
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If you let Jackson pitch there you give yourself the option of getting through the inning and scoring enough the following half to not have to even use matzek.

Probabaly won’t come back to hurt later on but a missed opportunity.

Yea, but then you risk Luke being available tomorrow, when we know AJ is already off.

Matzek has been a workhorse. He’s prob going to pitch the 8th anyway.
 
If you let Jackson pitch there you give yourself the option of getting through the inning and scoring enough the following half to not have to even use matzek.

Probabaly won’t come back to hurt later on but a missed opportunity.

You have to shutdown the heart of the Astros order. Brantley is the optimal point to use the Matzek bullet.
 
Lol you caught that too...swept his arm hard to the left and pulled the ball well out of the zone. Wasn't a strike anyway but he made sure it wasn't getting called

It’s his thumb. Watch how he caught and framed pre-injury. He was never the best, but he was nowhere near this bad either. It’s clear certain pitch locations hurt more than others and he is compensating by waving the glove at the ball. He’s playing injured and is still by far our best option.
 
If you let Jackson pitch there you give yourself the option of getting through the inning and scoring enough the following half to not have to even use matzek.

Probabaly won’t come back to hurt later on but a missed opportunity.

Matzek was always gonna pitch in this game. One way or the other.
 
You have to shutdown the heart of the Astros order. Brantley is the optimal point to use the Matzek bullet.

7 outs left to get with no runners on base up 4 runs. I think you could let Brantley bat against Luke in that spot.
 
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