Craig Kimbrel set a new career high with his seventh loss of the season last night. The run he allowed was unearned because the runner who scored was only on base because Rob Manfred makes everything worse, but when the run ultimately scores because you walk back-to-back hitters with two outs, you don’t really get much benefit of the doubt.
Kimbrel’s season has been an overall disappointment with flashes of hope that he might figure things out. Last night’s game was a microcosm of his season, with a huge strikeout of Manny Machado for the second out with the winning run on third followed by two walks on pitches that weren’t anywhere near the strike zone.