Davey Martinez turned to Sean Doolittle last night with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning, sending his recovering closer out against Minnesota Twins’ infielder/outfielder Luis Arraez, a left-handed hitting rookie with a solid .276 AVG vs left-handed pitchers this season, who has hit much better against righties (.364 AVG before last night).
Did Doolittle, who’s had to adjust his routine after working predominantly in the ninth over the last few seasons, before this summer’s injury issues forced him to change things up, know that he might be called up in a high-leverage at bat at some point in the late innings?