[ez]

Correct. The lead off walk in the ninth is where they lost the game.

[demshateGod]

That's when I figured we'd win. Royals’ve rarely failed to score with one on and nobody out.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Correct. The lead off walk in the ninth is where they lost the game.”

They didn’t lose the game with the leadoff walk. They lost the game when Collins second guessed himself and let Harvey start the 9th. This is what the bench coach is for. To level set the manager.

I don’t care if you are Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden or any star met pitcher. With a two run lead in the 9th of game 5, knowing a loss sends you home, if I have a fresh relief pitcher in the bull pen, I go with him. Ego be damned.