I was not looking forward to a Zach Davies start. I was not looking forward to another iteration of our quasi-vaunted “right-handed lineup” that we bring out to play when we’re facing a lefthander starter like Cole Irvin. I wound up being very pleasantly surprised. Welcome to September baseball, everyone!
Okay. So tonight was Zach Davies versus Baltimore lefty Cole Irvin, a matchup of bottom-of-the-rotation starters for both teams. And sure enough, Davies did not-unexpected Davies things in the top of the first, giving up a run on two weakish singles, and throwing 21 pitches. He only faced five batters, which was nice.