Y'know, it's bad enough to cling to strict notions about who has to pitch the 8th inning and who has to pitch the 9th - but it's even worse to reserve the 9th inning for someone who has never shown the slightest hint of earning that kind of respect. And then to just hand it to him following a 7-pitch 1-2-3 8th inning where no PH was needed ...