Today’s Lineups

Something I noticed about last night’s bullpen usage: five different Arizona pitchers having outings with single-digit pitches. That’s not something you see often, especially since the introduction of the three-batter rule, which came in for the start of the 2020 season. Before that, it did happen – three times in fact, once in each season from 2017-2019. All three were also in September, which makes sense given the greater number of arms available in those days. Again, up until 2020, when rosters expanded, teams could include anyone on the 40-man roster, which is how you got games like this, where the two sides used 24 pitchers between them. Oddly – or perhaps not so oddly, given his origins as a LOOGY – Andrew Chafin was involved in all three instances.

The last time it

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