MoiseKapenda Bower's article on what the heck happened yesterday has a number of interesting bits of tid, but what stands out is what Jordan Lyles said following the game:
"Usually the bullpens before the game aren't that great, so I brush it off. The first inning I didn't have a clue where (the ball) was going for the most part. My mistakes were over the plate. There's no one to blame but myself. I didn't do a good job of minimizing my mistakes and sticking to giving up that one run instead of five.
So prep bullpens typically don't go so well for Lyles, but it didn't get much better after that. I didn't get a chance to even catch a minute of the game - what did y'all think?
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
