Ashby got up late when the lead got up to 9-1. Maybe he wasn’t warmed up adequately to be comfortable bringing him in. So, they stuck with Mears who was preparing to enter with a 6-1 lead, was heated up, and hadn’t pitched for a few days.
At this,point Ashby might be the guy they plan to go to when they are a few runs behind, early, a position they haven’t faced for awhile