Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is not a fan of pulling starters early, he told CBS Sports Radio on Thursday.
He was confused why the Dodgers Rich Hill was pulled after just four innings Wednesday, after allowing one run on three hits. Hill threw 60 pitches — 42 were strikes.
Lester said he "absolutely hates it."
“You pay your starting pitchers to be starting pitchers," he told CBS. "You pay your studs to be studs."
The Dodgers used eight more pitchers, losing the game 7–6 to the Astros.
"But I just feel like when you ask your bullpen to get nine, 12, 15 outs, there’s a lot of things that can happen,” Lester said.