Game 7 of the semi-finals. My relief staff (not overworked from previous game) looks like this: Soria, Moylan, Seay, Shields, Grilli.
Wang pitches 6 innings of 3 hit ball and 1 walk. (He isn't set to avoid and hitters nor set to limit the numbers of innings pitched.) My team is leading 2-0 and he is pulled for a reliever (odd situational move #1).
Moylan pitches to 1 batter, one batter. Did I mention one batter? He throws one pitch and gets that batter out. Moylan is pulled after that one out (odd move #2) for Seay.
Seay throws 9 pitches and retires both batters he faces and is pulled (odd move #3) for Shields.
Shields gives up 2 hits and one run while getting 2 batters out. It is now the end of the 8th inning and the score is tied 2-2. Who is the next logical person that should pitch? Soria. He might have even been needed prior to Seay but we won't argue that here.
Instead, Hal puts in Jason Grilli! Are you kidding me? (Odd move #4). Grilli pitches 2 1/3 inning and loses the game. Not once during the most important game of the playoffs (game 7 at my ballpark) does Soria even get to pitch. What a joke!