I'm surprised Gomes isn't catching tonight. Does anyone know when he'll get his turn. I love Zuk, but man that was a tough for him
In Suzuki's defense, he did block a lot of pitches last night that Max threw in the dirt with runners on. On MLB after the game, Max singled him out for his defense, saying that he'd rather throw a slider in the dirt than risk throwing a slider that could be a "mistake", and that he could trust Suzuki to block those pitches. Although he was hitless last night, Suzuki also drew a leadoff walk and scored in the key 5th inning.