Bill Bray and Rusty Ryal played out a mini drama in last night games.
Ryal fouled off 10 two-strike pitches until Bray finally got him to swing through the 16th pitch.
"I went fastball, slider. I just didn't want to walk him and put him on base," Bray said.
A typical inning more often than not is 15 pitches.
"You want to avoid those," Bray said. "You run up your pitch count pretty fast doing that. I just wanted him to put the ball in play."
Bray couldn't remember an at bat that long.
"No comes to mind. You don't want to have too many of them."
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- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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