Sunday's win was fun thanks to Micah Owings and Jay Bruce -- last night's loss, not so much. That 0-2 pitch to Hunter Pence right down the middle still haunts me. I'll just chalk it up to a bad outing for Coco Cordero -- he was probably due for one anyway. It's just a shame that it came on the heels of another gem by Johnny Cueto, who has turned in back-to-back stellar performances. Jeff Brantley said last night we might be watching the coming-of-age of a young pitcher right before our very eyes. Normally, he's 100 percent wrong, but I think he probably nailed that one.
The big news today is Edwin Encarnacion heading to the DL with a a chip fracture in Encarnacion's left wrist. The injury was suffered on a swing during his final plate appearance last night. He'll be in a cast for one week, then re-evaluated, but could miss more than a month.
This helps explain (at least partially) why Encarnacion was 0 for his last 12 and 1 for his last 28.
Adam Rosales takes his roster spot after a red-hot start in Louisville, hitting .431 through 17 games. In case you're not familiar with Rosales, he's basically Jeff Keppinger with upside. We'll see whether he or Jerry Hairston gets the majority of the playing time at 3B with Encarnacion sidelined.
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