Top 4th
So this inning was more impressive than the stats may show. After a 3 pitch groundout by Schwellenbach, Altavilla was able force an 8 pitch walk followed by a 12 pitch walk by Hagge. Both were actually down in the count at one point and Hagge fouled off 6 straight balls to finally get his ball four.
It is the little things in baseball I enjoy most and it is these little things I didn't see us doing last season. It is also why I may get painted as a Debby Downer by the normal RSS fans that don't understand how much these little things matter. Anyway, back to the ball game...
Palensky struck out but once again, was able to force Abel to throw 7 pitches. Not all strikeouts are equal right? Depending on how the next few innings and the next three games go remember this inning could be a tone setter.
Roskam K's to end the inning on 5 pitches. So if my math is correct that was a 35 pitch inning. Still, we got 0 runs and Abel has 9 K's through 4 innings.