re: Poche

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What I had hoped would happen, and actually what Mainieri has done most of this year is Poche through 6, Bugg or Person to pitch the 7th, Strall the 8th, close with Stallings. That's what's been working all year, and that's what he should have done tonight.

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I get your point, but his pitch count was low. There was every reason to believe he'd cruise through seven. I believe that, if this had been a tournament game, CPM would have had the pen warming, and Poche would have been pulled earlier.