Because he almost needed him for a 4 out save and had already warmed up. Who cares if he already warmed up. Let Marshall finish the 9th if he gets in any trouble then you bring him in, but theres no reason to bring him into that game at that point.
Stretch of games with no off days, just pitched last night, and you are up 5-1 with 1 out in the 9th inning, why the [expletive] do you bring Marmol in Lou?
Where the [expletive] is Sean Marshall? Marshall in the 7th, Z in the 8th, and Marmol in the 9th, Lou it isn't that hard. It was setup perfect for him, and he still can't manage the pen right.
I see no reason why he doesn't go back out there. Hes at 78 pitches right now, he threw 88 in his rehab start, and hes got the bottom of the order coming up. Lilly should start the bottom of the 7th with no hesitation.
I still don't get the 80 pitch pitch count that Lilly is supposedly on. He threw 88 pitches in his rehab start in Peoria, and now in his 1st start back he can only go 80? Doesn't make much sense.