Regarding Francis, his sequencing in this start was terrible. Off the top of my head the HR to Duran was on his 3rd straight fastball (and was actually a good location) and the homer to Devers was on his 5th straight splitter. His stuff actually looked the best it had in his last few starts but it was all undone by the sequencing. Throwing the same pitch three times in a row is asking for trouble at the MLB level. He needs to throw his CB more too just to change eye level and for the speed change.
Regarding Francis, his sequencing in this start was terrible. Off the top of my head the HR to Duran was on his 3rd straight fastball (and was actually a good location) and the homer to Devers was on his 5th straight splitter. His stuff actually looked the best it had in his last few starts but it was all undone by the sequencing. Throwing the same pitch three times in a row is asking for trouble at the MLB level. He needs to throw his CB more too just to change eye level and for the speed change.
Good catch! That's a bit odd on Duran, especially when he covers inner-third pretty well and they decide to go in with the 3rd 4S?
Devers approach I don't hate, but he is chasing less this year, so you know he's hunting one that leaks up, which is exactly what happened