Miguel Batista got credit with the ole BS last night (which by the way is total BS for my fantasy team), but Brandon Morrow didn't really help him out. Bottom 9 in a 5-3 game against the lowly hitting Twins, Morrow in for the save. He gets two quick outs on 9 pitches, then he proceeds to walk 3 straight hitters. Like I said, the Twins lineup sans Mauer just outright stinks. How do you walk Carlos Gomez with 2 out, and then walk Jason Kubel and Brian Buchser? Carlos Gomez at best can hit a double off you, and when you walk him with 2 out and up 2 runs, he's going to take 2nd base without a throw anyways. So really, walking Gomez is worse than throwing it right down the middle, every pitch.
Brandon Morrow took it upon himself to be a closer this year, not a starter. If he really wants to keep the job he chose for himself, I advise him to be better at it. Miguel Batista only needs 2 months of the closer job to possibly look good enough to trade his contract. Morrow has never been consistent, I don't see him keeping the job all year long, and I definitely won't be surprised if he's starting games again.
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