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Bucs down 1-0 in 2nd.



Let’s go Bucs!

Lyles gives up the first HR if the day. Obviously with a man on.



3-0.

if Lyles becomes an average pitcher we are sunk.

Here’s a great thing to report: Marte turns a single into a triple (actually a single plus a two base error). Great Hustle.



Bell RBI



3-2

Bell got a double. But he’s completely out of sync. He’s left a lot of bae runners the past two days and looked awful.



Let’s hope this is a short slump.

5651474F4156111D644349454D480A474B49240 wrote: Bell got a double.  But he’s completely out of sync. He’s left a lot of bae runners the past two days and looked awful. 



Let’s hope this is a short slump.
He’s being too aggressive and is chasing all of the low outside pitches. Hopefully he looks at the video and starts letting those pitches go or every club is going to start exploiting him.

As great as Bell has been, he really cost the Pirates yesterday and today. Two tough losses

173130273121520 wrote: if Lyles becomes an average pitcher we are sunk.


We are sunk regardless. Lyles has pitched well above his head thus far.

7D7A6C646A7D3A364F68626E6663216C60620F0 wrote: Bell got a double.  But he’s completely out of sync. He’s left a lot of bae runners the past two days and looked awful. 



Let’s hope this is a short slump.


Bell had a historic May. He was hitting everything with power and was very consistent. There was going to be a slump coming at some point. The key is limiting its length.

I suspect he will adjust quickly enough. I also suspect pitchers will be pitching around him from now on. Up to now, a lot have treated him straight up. Whether pitching around Bell works will depend a lot of who hits after him and how that batter does.

The Pirates are too dependent on Bell. His R + RBIs - HRs = 78 runs either scored or driven in (not counting himself on HRs). That's 32% of all Pirate runs this season. That's great for Bell but shows how dependent they are on 1 player for offense. Just not enough hitting thru the lineup.