• Derek Shelton called Paul Skenes’ performance “special” and it was exactly what an ace needs to do.
• Both Shelton and Ryan Borucki were surprised about Kevin Cash pinch-hitting for Brandon Lowe in the ninth but Borucki got the job done. I’ll have more on that at-bat soon.
• Shelton is not completely sold on Dennis Santana as the closer but said he’ll definitely be pitching in high-leverage situations.
• On Colin Holderman's struggles and what they can do moving forward: "It's just gotta be balls on the plate. I'm not saying those balls were strikes, because I'm never going to say that, but it looks like he's just missing. We've got to come back on the plate a little bit, because it looks like it's close. We've got to stay away from the walk. I think that's the important thing."
• Fun locker room to be in after a win like that. It had gotten a little dreary the past few days.
• Oh, I also checked with Andrew McCutchen. He's not planning to play first base. Was just messing around before the game trying to stay busy. But, I think we all knew that.
Here's Shelton's full media availability:
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Greg Macafee
8:17 pm - 04.02.2025Tampa, Fla.Final: Right of out the room
• Derek Shelton called Paul Skenes’ performance “special” and it was exactly what an ace needs to do.
• Both Shelton and Ryan Borucki were surprised about Kevin Cash pinch-hitting for Brandon Lowe in the ninth but Borucki got the job done. I’ll have more on that at-bat soon.
• Shelton is not completely sold on Dennis Santana as the closer but said he’ll definitely be pitching in high-leverage situations.
• On Colin Holderman's struggles and what they can do moving forward: "It's just gotta be balls on the plate. I'm not saying those balls were strikes, because I'm never going to say that, but it looks like he's just missing. We've got to come back on the plate a little bit, because it looks like it's close. We've got to stay away from the walk. I think that's the important thing."
• Fun locker room to be in after a win like that. It had gotten a little dreary the past few days.
• Oh, I also checked with Andrew McCutchen. He's not planning to play first base. Was just messing around before the game trying to stay busy. But, I think we all knew that.
Here's Shelton's full media availability:
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