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Originally Posted by Curve Ball Dave
Keep in mind KC had so so starters by in large and very good relievers so it would make sense to bring in your better pitchers to throw the final innings. If you have very good starters and meh relievers it would make more sense to keep the starters in and not just automatically pull them after the second time through the lineup. It all depends on how good your staff is and where it is strong and where it is weak.
To the the original post, if the guy who starts the game retires them nine up and nine down and there's no sign the other team is going hit the guy any time soon I'll be darned if I pull him.
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exactly... you can find examples where KC deviates from that strategy for good reasons, but the image shows how comitted they were to avoiding that lineup the 3rd time through.