Kyle took the mound, facing the bottom of their lineup again. It followed a similar pattern too. The eighth batter struck out swinging and the pitcher, batting ninth, hit another single. Kyle was back up against the top of the lineup again for the third time. The leadoff batter had struck out the previous two times, but was able to pull a bloop single to right field for a single this time.
Runners on first and second, one out. Kyle must have been overcompensating, because for the first time this game, he walked a batter to load the bases. He was still throwing fast but it was getting wild.
The third batter in the lineup had a generous 3-1 count before connecting on one of Kyle's fastballs. An RBI single to right field, bases still loaded, score became 3-1.
