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April 13, 2010
Teahen = Clutch
Now the good: Mark Teahen had an absolutely extraordinary night, as did Andruw Jones. Teahen was the living definition of clutch last night, coming through three times in high leverage situations.
- He hit a 2-out, RBI single to tie the game in the 6th. The leverage was 1.86; the win probability added was 14.6%.
- Led off the 9th with a game-tying homer against Jays’ closer Jason Frasor. The leverage Index was at 2.9, WPA + 33.3%.
- Hit a go-ahead RBI triple in the 11th to score Vizquel for 1st. LI 3.43. WPA +32.9%.
Matt Thornton on Jake Peavy
“I’m a true believer in looking at a guy’s track record,” said reliever Matt Thornton, who picked up the win Monday. “In baseball, we say look at the back of his baseball card.”
“Jake Peavy has the credentials, lots of success and great stuff,” Thornton said on “The Waddle & Silvy Show” on ESPN 1000. “He’s got unbelievable offspeed stuff, a great sinker and a competitive nature that only a few guys in baseball have.
“He’s going to be fine. I don’t worry about him at all, not one little bit. I really think he’ll bounce back. He might go out the next few times and do the same thing, but I really don’t think so. He works too hard and is too dedicated to the game. He’ll be just fine.”
