# MLB: April 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [April 7, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491 "2022-04-07T23:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/101 "2022-04-17T03:27:05Z")
wow, the Dodgers are starting slow I mean given the fact that they are overloaded with talent (as it was written about all the offseason ) you’d think they’d beat everyone as a foregone conclusion 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/102 "2022-04-17T13:08:32Z")
Some good news from the minors. The new pace of game rules actually are working well. Last night with the new rules in place the average time for a 9 inning game was 2:38 and for the prior weeks it was 3:04. > **[New Rules Dramatically Sped Up Last Night's MiLB Games](https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/new-rules-dramatically-sped-up-last-nights-milb-games/)** > > Last night, a new stricter enforcement of pitch clocks and rules that require hitters to remain in the batter’s box began to be enforced around the minors. And while it’s only day one of a season-long experiment, the results were dramatic. I know I’m going to follow this and look forward to seeing it brought up to the majors next year. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/103 "2022-04-17T19:30:40Z")
To follow up on he umpiring note, home plate up Jeff Nelson called 56 strikes. 32% of them were balls. Nelson overall got just 86.2% of pitches correct, the worst-umped game of the year (and would have been the sixth worst of 2021.) Umpire Scorecards estimated the favor towards Oakland was the second biggest shift of the season towards a team so far. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/104 "2022-04-18T14:27:59Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Elsewhere in baseball, 20-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki pitched a 19-strikeout perfect game, the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the top pro league in Japan, since 1994. And he just about did it in back-to-back games. He was pulled after eight perfect innings in his team’s 1-0 loss. Sasaki now has 17 consecutive perfect innings. > **[Japanese phenom extends perfect innings streak](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33755234/japanese-pitching-phenom-roki-sasaki-20-extends-streak-17-consecutive-perfect-innings)** > > In his first start since throwing the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994, Roki Sasaki almost did it again for the Chiba Lotte Marines, as he was pulled after eight perfect innings in a loss to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham... ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/105 "2022-04-18T16:25:07Z")
He had a shot at the unprecedented feat of back-to–back perfect games and got pulled after 8 innings and 102 pitches? After striking out the side? What in the everlovin’ fuck? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/106 "2022-04-18T18:31:39Z")
The Nats and D-backs are postponed and they’ll make up today’s game as a split doubleheader tomorrow. > This is stupid. The attendance at a just announced day game during the work week will be pitiful. But, I do hope the games are 9 innings long. They’re supposed to be… My preference would be for a twilight traditional double headier. And I want nothing to do with 7 inning double headers ever again in MLB. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/107 "2022-04-18T20:14:29Z")
I think the next day or two will see a number of postponements. Weather’s supposed to be horrible. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/108 "2022-04-18T22:00:58Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > This is stupid. The attendance at a just announced day game during the work week will be pitiful. But, I do hope the games are 9 innings long. They’re supposed to be… Yes, all double-headers this season will be 9 innings long for each game. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/109 "2022-04-18T23:41:45Z")
Yeah, that’s about ten times worse than Kershaw getting pulled from _his_ perfect game a few days ago. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/110 "2022-04-19T01:00:35Z")
The Angels’ Mike Trout left the fifth inning of yesterday’s game after being struck in the hand by a pitch. X-rays were negative, though, and he’s day-to-day, good news for Angels fans who haven’t seen him play more than 140 games in a season since 2016. > **[Angels star Trout day-to-day after pitch hits hand](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33757200/los-angeles-angels-mike-trout-leaves-game-hit-pitch-hand)** > > Mike Trout left Sunday's game after being hit by a pitch on his left hand. X-rays were negative, the team announced. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/111 "2022-04-19T01:26:42Z")
Real heads up play by J. D. Davis in yesterday’s game. He steals a base when the Diamondbacks were planning an appeal play. Oliver Perez stepped off the mound, which killed any appeal, and Davis ended up on second. He eventually scored. > ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/112 "2022-04-19T01:49:56Z")
I can’t wait for the Jomboy analysis. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/113 "2022-04-19T09:46:38Z")
this is a couple days old but it’s more along what people were expecting > **[Seven-run outburst, Andrew Heaney's dominant start lead Dodgers to sixth...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/seven-run-outburst-andrew-heaney-s-dominant-start-lead-dodgers-to-sixth-straight-win/ar-AAWjqPv?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=340db915d84e406e9010566bee3df365)** > > A seven-run outburst in the fourth inning coupled with a strong start by Andrew Heaney carried the Dodgers to a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. and supposedly the braves were going to be the first "good "team they faced : [https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/freeman-hits-1st-hr-for-dodgers-in-reunion-win-over-braves/ar-AAWm1vg?ocid=uxbndlbing](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/freeman-hits-1st-hr-for-dodgers-in-reunion-win-over-braves/ar-AAWm1vg?ocid=uxbndlbing) So should I order tickets for the NL champ and world series now or wait a bit ? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/114 "2022-04-19T14:02:00Z")
A million things have gone wrong for the Blue Jays, and they’re still 6-4. Hyun-Jin Ryu was placed on the IL with “arm inflammation,” which most people think just means “he sucks now and we don’t know what else to do.” Ryu has been bad since about last August and just can’t seem to make in game adjustments. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/115 "2022-04-19T21:50:47Z")
The D-Backs had 5 switch-hitters in their lineup this afternoon against the Nats. I wonder if that’s a record. There was also a sequence where Soto got hit by a pitch, then next up, Cruz got hit by a pitch, only he didn’t really, so the call was overturned, and then the D-Backs catcher interfered with Cruz (only he didn’t really but it wasn’t overturned). So, reviews on two consecutive pitches. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/116 "2022-04-19T21:52:48Z")
It says something about my lack of faith in the Nats’ bullpen when we’re up 6-1 with two outs in the top of the ninth, with two men on, and I’m thinking, “Shit, we’re gonna blow a 5-run lead, aren’t we?” Thankfully, we got a ground-out to end the game. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/117 "2022-04-19T23:01:37Z")
Two series in a row against teams at the bottom of the standings. Mariners need to win 5 of the next 6. Fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/118 "2022-04-19T23:04:05Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > It says something about my lack of faith in the Nats’ bullpen when we’re up 6-1 with two outs in the top of the ninth, with two men on, and I’m thinking, “Shit, we’re gonna blow a 5-run lead, aren’t we?” It’s funny that I follow the NL, watched part of that game today and still couldn’t remember the Nats closer. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/119 "2022-04-19T23:07:49Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > The D-Backs had 5 switch-hitters in their lineup this afternoon against the Nats. I wonder if that’s a record. Good question! I just tweeted the Elias Sports Bureau to ask that. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491/120 "2022-04-20T00:23:18Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > The D-Backs had 5 switch-hitters in their lineup this afternoon against the Nats. I wonder if that’s a record. The St. Louis Cardinals once played **a World Series game** with six switch hitters in the starting lineup. > **[1987 World Series Game 6, St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins: October 24,...](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710240.shtml)** > > Minnesota Twins beat St. Louis Cardinals (11-5). Oct 24, 1987, Attendance: 55293, Time of Game: 3:22. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491.md?page=7)