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Rocky third, WP call shorten Paulino’s debut
- Updated: September 9, 2016
CLEVELAND — Rookie right-hander David Paulino didn’t give the Astros the pick-me-up they desperately needed for a starting pitcher, lasting just three innings in Thursday’s 10-7 loss to the Indians at Progressive Field in his Major League debut.
Paulino, who threw 45 pitches in a lengthy third inning that included a controversial no-call of what should have been a foul ball off the bat of Lonnie Chisenhall, allowed four runs and four hits. That’s the eighth consecutive game in which an Astros starting pitcher didn’t pitch past the fifth inning. The starters have a 8.37 ERA in that span.
“I think [Paulino] warmed up OK,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “As the game got underway, I thought he started to loosen up a little bit. … The velocity was an uptick in the second inning, his breaking ball got a little bit better.
“The third inning just took forever. He …
