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Man - watch that AB again.
Taylor's sitting dead red slider. If Reyes executes it it's a grounder to SS and if Molina calls a fastball at best Taylor fights it off but he probably rolls it over to 2b.
I just don't understand why Molina went with another slider there. Especially on a 2-1 count. It wasn't even a putaway pitch. You have essentially a free strike if you get a fastball anywhere near the zone and very probably a grounder to get out of the inning.
If you get that strike maybe you chance another slider there, but even if he executes the 2-1 slider to get to 2-2, now Taylor's protecting fastball with 2 strikes so you either go with a 4th slider in 5 pitchers (shudder), or you throw him a fastball that he's already gearing up for.
It was just really strange pitch selection. I don't get it at all.
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