Those high scoring games for a team like this are a complete aberration. They jump ahead early and then pile on against the bottom of the bullpen on a bad team.
There was no reason to think that was going to be a sign of an offensive breakout.
“Throwaway pitches” aren’t the best idea with 3 balls.
It has been apparent for a few innings that Burnes didn’t have good command. Hopefully he can get out of this inning with the Brewers still in striking distance.
You’re entitled to your opinion but I won’t draw conclusions on a player at this embryonic stage of his MLB career and 1 AB against a low end LHP in a blowout game.
Burnes has had an annoying number of non competitive 2 strike pitches tonight.
it annoys me because it adds pitches to his count and suggests that his command is not at its best. Some times that is an omen for a bad inning coming up.
The Pirates are doing their best to hand the Brewers this game with walks and misplays, but the Brewers hitters are too incompetent to take advantage of it.
I don’t know what the other sources show, but using the standards applied to the controversial call on Sunday, according to Game Day the 3-2 pitch to Yelich was a “clear strike” with the ball kissing the top of the strike zone.