Yup, another reason why the magical 100 pitch count is so dumb. A guy can be cruising with 110 pitches but he cant go anymore, and Thornburg only had 75 pitches and although he had lost 5 mph on his FB he can stay in because he isnt at 100 pitches. It is such a crutch for managers
Dave Bush can relax, his back-back-back-back HR allowed streak will remain the franchise record for another day Only1 change thrown that entire inning.
Those were pitches to Villanueva after falling behind 2-0. So i think he was simply just making sure to throw a strike down the middle and force Carlos to swing the bat. Same thing this inning too, FBs to Rasmus were 91, 90, 88, 89
The last change was left up but Escobar was fooled and out in front. In this very early 2 inning sample Thor appears to be good at getting guys to chase the high fastball, however he has hit 96. Could also be a deceptive delivery combined with the hitters having never faced him before.