I like the decision to pitch Gant 4 innings. I had questioned why Matheny didn’t use some more long relief when he had a pitcher who was used to starting on the mound. When you use Gomber, Poncedeleon, Gant and Mayers in the ‘pen, you have the opportunity to save the rest of the ‘pen for another game if they are throwing well.
I would rather have one of them bat in the 6th or 7th inning than run up the appearances of Bowman, Hicks, Norris, etc. Maybe utilizing a ‘pen like that in years past would have saved the arms of Rosenthal, Siegrist, Maness and a few others.