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Jessie Rogers
Chicago – Cub Manager Craig Counsel defends his decision to leave the lab Shota Imnaaga To face the game correctly Manny macdo In the fifth innings of San diego padress, Win in game 2 NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday.
Machao hit the first pitch splitter for a two-run domestic run, with the Padress gains 3–0, the final score.
A decisive game 3 will be in the Wrigley Field on Thursday.
“The results suggest that we should have done something different,” Counsell said after the loss. “In fact just confidence, plain and simple in the shot. I felt that he was pitching well. I felt that he was really throwing the ball well and unfortunately, he made a mistake.”
Came after decision Fernando Tatis JRGone and then finished second Luis ArrezSacrifice distribution. It created an open base. COUNSELL said that he considered walking to Machado but instead decided to pitch him.
Ianga said through an interpreter, “I did not have to walk in my head.” “He was for the bottom in the tearing area.”
Coupsell was right Mike soroca Get ready, but he decided to go to him. It was a curious step, given that the cub used a opener to start game 2, deliberately allowed Emmanga to avoid facing Tatis and Machao in the first innings.
This was not the case in the fifth.
Machao said, “I don’t put a man’s cap,” when asked if he was surprised that he had to face Emnaga in that situation. “I am 0 -for -6 at that point. So yes, I am not thinking about it. For myself, I was just thinking about trying to go to Imanaga.”
Padress manager Mike Shield said: “I have completed my hands with my club. I can’t think of someone else’s strategy.”
Teams will play a winner-tech-all game 3 on Thursday. Padres will start the cub pitcher U darwishIn reality Jameson talel Will take the hill to Chicago.
“I am excited,” said Talel. “As [Game 2] Was going there, I started getting excited for yesterday. You work a lot throughout the season for big moments. I’m looking forward to it.”
