They're still a little inexperienced for this level right now. There was a lot of good situational pitching tonight, but in the heat of the moment, the mental aspect of pitching escaped them.
"Thomas Jefferson Pratt" was a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1860-1876)/Philadelphia Athletics. He played in one game for the Athletics on October 18, 1871, getting two hits in six at-bats. Pratt, along with Elvio Jiménez and Clarence Dow, are the only players to have six at-bats in their only MLB game.
Prior to his brief professional career, he played with the old Brooklyn Atlantics in the 1860s. He had an extensive career as an umpire after retiring as a player.
More Tom Pratt on Wikipedia.I thought (Shaver) had big-league command. Everything was down in the zone. He threw 43 strikes in 58 pitches.
He had good stuff, he just didn't have the good command he had last time. He battled his tail off to stay in the game, but his pitch count (90) caught up with him.
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