Top of the sixth. Joey had to deal with the hardest part of the lineup. Three. Four. Five. Granted, he's kept them at a combined 1-6 with only the cleanup batter having a single. But the ball has been put into play a lot. Batter three was no exception, launching the ball dead center. Garret sprinted back to the warning track and made the catch for the first out of the inning.
The cleanup hitter put up a fight, working the full count until Joey threw a ball way outside. It went off the backstop and the batter jogged to first base after tossing his bat towards his dugout.
I glanced at Noah. Our team was very adamant about not giving out walks. It was better to give up hits. Just yesterday, Dave got grief about his two walks and I just think he has more leeway than Joey.
Noah's face was neutral and he stayed in his position. He caught me looking his way and clapped his glove. "Okay, okay. One out! Let's eye that double play!"
