that pitch right there was a horrible mistake pitch left on the inner half and he whiffs.
Hard to be in a rhythm when every third or fourth day is a day off. Matt Williams has created a "bench effect" for Werth, Rendon, and Zim. It will take significantly longer for them to find their swings with all the off days because that time off does not compound linearly. Slowing progress compounds exponentially with days off. But hey, great lineup change today. Got your 5 runs but had no one to hit off the bench who was used to doing that in key spots. Look, Werth, Rendon, and Zim may be struggling but they are going to have to get hot for us to do anything and that is going to require everyday ABs. The lineup that played tonight is not winning playoff games but a fully healthy and locked-in Zim, Werth, and Rendon would go a long way towards doing that. Too bad it won't happen because the manager isn't prioritizing getting them going over the marginal injury risk that comes with returning and playing every day.
