3 hits Monday.
Both days with lineups that seemed to be a lot weaker than they needed to be. Just as in recent years, hot hitters are benched, weak hitters are put in key lineup spots. Sheltington still seems to manage as if these are ST games where performance is not a factor in determining lineups. Just throw a bunch of names out there and see what they can do. Sometimes they get lucky. Sunday's 1 run on 2 hits game was a win because the pitchers gave up 0 runs. But had they given up 2 or more runs, all the focus would have been on the ridiculous lineup Sheltington used. They're still 6-4 but how long before the counterproductive managing sends them hurtling toward last place? The people making game time decisions for this team appear to be utterly clueless. I suspect much of it is based on metrics from the team's backroom computer nerds. Because the Pirates always act like they are smarter than everyone else. It's not their fault that their vastly superior intelligence in constructing a winning team goes unnoticed because of all the losing.
