He doesn't have a World Series win in his career, and I think that adds to his fire. He's eating up the opportunity to have this moment. And he's been ready, and he's been prepared. You know you're going to get another start. You know you're getting a Game 5 start, as long as there's not a sweep, and I don't think anybody thought there was going to be a sweep in either direction here. He's in the clubhouse preparing for this start. But that next day, he bounces right back. I've been around him every single day since his last outing, and obviously it wasn't easy the night of Game 1. Sometimes that command can waver a little bit, and we saw it here with the very first pitch he threw when he plunked Yordan Alvarez.Ħ. The Phils bring in Alvarado, and he just happened to have one of those nights where he didn't have his best stuff. Maybe he noticed his two studs - Zack Wheeler obviously being the other - not having it as much as they did during the regular season. Nola has been good, but I think Phillies manager Rob Thomson picked the right time to pull him. He has since figured that out, and he's one of Phiadelphia's better relievers, which is why I totally agreed with the decision. I had to bunt off the guy, and it was an absolute nightmare because he was throwing 100-mph sinkers with no idea where it was going at the time. And I learned that firsthand back when I faced him in the minor leagues.
He hasn't given up a run, but he does have control issues at times. You never think in the backyard, "World Series, bases are loaded, I'm coming in." You'd rather it not be with the bases loaded.Īlvarado has been dominant his last four outings in the playoffs. I think you always want to come in with a clean inning, if you're a reliever. I was really impressed with what he did, and then he came out of the game and all of his inherited runners scored. I think when you look at the box score, and you see Nola giving up a few runs, three earned, not great. It's really impressive what Nola's doing. He has done it 16 times already in the postseason, six more tonight. In the regular season, Nola had 35 pitches of 95-plus mph. Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña describes what the combined no-hitter was like from his point of view.
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