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Originally Posted by jasonn29tn14
One thing nobody has mentioned yet........By scoring so many runs in the late innings the Rangers were tiring the Orioles' bullpen. This would be a good thing in any series. But it was especially useful in the first game of a doubleheader.
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But they didn't tire out the bull pen, from
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7147638?MSNHPHMA
"He managed his tail off, using only four pitchers — Daniel Cabrera, Brian Burres, Rob Bell and Paul Shuey — so that he could preserve the rest of his fine bullpen for Game 2."
My other favorite quote in there:
The Orioles failed to hit a single batter, a classic case of history repeating. The O's also didn't hit anyone in 1987 when they allowed a major-league 10 record home runs at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium.