Clearly Thomson and Cotham are not automatically beholden to pitch counts, inning or third-time-through-the order, which is probably not a bad thing. Also they manage very differently in May than in October.
It's just a little surprising they didn't want Turnbull to pitch three innings, since they want to keep him stretched out supposedly. Now the question is, does he sit for another four days or is he available out of the pen on what would have been his throw day as a starter? The way things are going they probably won't need him in any case.
Whit Merrifield
Mound Visit.
Pitching Change: Erik Swanson replaces Tim Mayza.
Ball (92.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (93. mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (92.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (93.6 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (93.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Whit Merrifield lines out to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
Current Batters
Toronto Blue Jays
Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Springer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .278 | .301 | .579 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .335 | .365 | .700 |
Justin Turner 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .357 | .464 | .821 |
Ernie Clement 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .302 | .458 | .760 |
Bo Bichette SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .248 | .270 | .518 |
Davis Schneider LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .360 | .455 | .815 |
Danny Jansen DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .426 | .700 | 1.126 |
Alejandro Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .294 | .288 | .582 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .314 | .344 | .658 |
Kevin Kiermaier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .250 | .270 | .520 |
José Berríos P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Trevor Richards P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Génesis Cabrera P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Zach Pop P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Tim Mayza P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Erik Swanson P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Philadelphia Phillies
Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Schwarber DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .215 | .326 | .410 | .736 |
Whit Merrifield LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .295 | .386 | .681 |
Bryce Harper 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .389 | .534 | .923 |
Nick Castellanos RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .264 | .272 | .536 |
Brandon Marsh CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .298 | .456 | .754 |
Bryson Stott 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .339 | .377 | .716 |
Edmundo Sosa SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .469 | .812 |
Kody Clemens 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .444 | 1.444 | 1.888 |
Garrett Stubbs C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .136 | .269 | .136 | .405 |
Cristopher Sánchez P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Spencer Turnbull P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Current Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-K | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
José Berríos | 3.2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 90-60 | 2.85 |
Trevor Richards | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.18 |
Génesis Cabrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 5.79 |
Zach Pop | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.45 |
Tim Mayza | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-12 | 7.30 |
Erik Swanson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 15.63 |
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-K | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cristopher Sánchez | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 89-59 | 3.22 |
Spencer Turnbull | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 1.62 |
Daniel Vogelbach
Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach replaces Danny Jansen.
Foul (92.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Called strike (83.5 mph sweeper)
Foul (85.2 mph sweeper)
Foul (80. mph curveball)
Ball (92.4 mph four-seam fastball)
Batter Timeout.
Ball in dirt (84.1 mph sweeper)
In play, out(s) (92.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Daniel Vogelbach grounds into a double play, second baseman Bryson Stott to shortstop Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Bryce Harper. Davis Schneider out at 2nd. Daniel Vogelbach out at 1st.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
Current Batters
Toronto Blue Jays
Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Springer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .278 | .301 | .579 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .335 | .365 | .700 |
Justin Turner 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .357 | .464 | .821 |
Ernie Clement 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .302 | .458 | .760 |
Bo Bichette SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .189 | .246 | .268 | .514 |
Davis Schneider LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .367 | .455 | .822 |
Danny Jansen DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .426 | .700 | 1.126 |
Daniel Vogelbach PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .235 | .172 | .407 |
Alejandro Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .294 | .288 | .582 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .314 | .344 | .658 |
Kevin Kiermaier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .250 | .270 | .520 |
José Berríos P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Trevor Richards P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Génesis Cabrera P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Zach Pop P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Tim Mayza P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Erik Swanson P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Philadelphia Phillies
Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Schwarber DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .215 | .326 | .410 | .736 |
Whit Merrifield LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .295 | .386 | .681 |
Bryce Harper 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .389 | .534 | .923 |
Nick Castellanos RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .264 | .272 | .536 |
Brandon Marsh CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .298 | .456 | .754 |
Bryson Stott 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .339 | .377 | .716 |
Edmundo Sosa SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .469 | .812 |
Kody Clemens 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .444 | 1.444 | 1.888 |
Garrett Stubbs C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .136 | .269 | .136 | .405 |
Cristopher Sánchez P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Spencer Turnbull P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Current Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-K | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
José Berríos | 3.2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 90-60 | 2.85 |
Trevor Richards | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.18 |
Génesis Cabrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 5.79 |
Zach Pop | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.45 |
Tim Mayza | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-12 | 7.30 |
Erik Swanson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 15.63 |
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-K | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cristopher Sánchez | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 89-59 | 3.22 |
Spencer Turnbull | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33-21 | 1.57 |
I actually don't think they are going to script Turnbull. They need to figure out what he can do. 2-3 innings every 3 or 4 days is fine. He does not need to tandem with Sanchez all the time because that limits them. Whenever a starter is pitching well with a low pitch count they should go 6 or 7. Why waste a starter's 70-90 pitch count ever? It is not like our starters are max effort guys outside of Wheeler anyway.
As we saw with Nola last start, anyone can have a short outing.