I think the fact the Rays couldn't score more then a single run, makes the whole decision moot.
Snell ain't pitched a complete game his entire career, let alone a complete game shutout. It wasn't going to magically happen in Game 6 of the World Series.
He's not exactly a modern day workhorse, like a Justin Verlander. Even when he won the Cy Young a couple years ago, he didn't even average 6 innings a start, and he hasn't averaged 5 innings a start, since that season, playoffs included.
When Austin Barnes is touching you up, it's only a matter of time before the rest of that lineup catches up to you.
Now, whether Anderson/Fairbanks and company were the right choices or not to bring in, in each particular situation, might be arguable.
Last edited by D. Bergin; 10-30-2020 at 01:04 AM.
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