Seth Martinez was the Astros' last line of defense and he kept going back out there...
Seth Martinez of the Houston Astros pitches during the thirteenth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 09, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.CLEVELAND — Each time Astros hitters made the third out of an inning with the scoreboard extending to the 12th, 13th and 14th innings, Seth Martinez dutifully would grab his glove off the dugout bench and head back onto the Progressive Field grass.
Although Martinez was expectedly glum as he answered questions from reporters about the defeat, others in the clubhouse praised his effort. "He did a good job," Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña said."He kept going out there. He was big for the team today." Martinez had to keep going out there because before he entered the game in the 11th inning, the Astros already had used six pitchers. That's starter Cristian Javier and every arm in the bullpen besides Martinez and Bryan Abreu, who had already thrown the previous two nights and the team didn't want to risk the young pitcher's arm by forcing him to throw three consecutive days."There really was no conversation," Martinez said.
Astros manager Dusty Baker said he wasn't sure what he would have done if Martinez couldn't continue or if the game had gone a few more innings. Martinez said there was no need for a Plan B, because he felt fine even as he topped 50 pitches for the first time in his three-year big league career.
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