Quote: Livan Could have Pitched More
Last night, Livan Hernandez pitched five and two-thirds innings and allowed three runs and seven hits while walking two and striking out five.
Manuel pulled Hernandez from the game in the sixth inning, after he let up two singles, with two outs.
“I think I could have pitched more, but I don’t make the decisions here,” Hernandez told reporters following the game. “I felt I could finish and go seven innings, easy. I only had one bad inning.”
…like i said, i think i would have left hernandez in the game to face Jack Wilson, up 5–3 at the time, even though the Pirates had the tying run on base, instead of going to Bobby Parnell so early, despite wilson hitting the ball well his previous two at bats… of course, parnell did the job… it’s just, i trust livan’s instincts enough to see him through, the third time against wilson, keeping parnell available for later in the game…
