Are you referring to Andrus? At least he got the ball up in the air twice. The second one could have been a sacrifice fly. Menechino has not gotten to him yet.
The chance of Grandal hitting into a double play is higher IMO. At any rate, Sheets should have been the DH instead of Grandal against the righty pitcher. He has been our best hitter lately. TLR roster construction continues to be bad.
Don’t like Vaughn hitting second,he has not been hitting and is too slow. Moncada should be hitting second. Would actually would have liked to see Sheets in the lineup, he has been hot, could be DH instead of Grandal.
Gavin has earned a spot in the lineup even against lefties. He has been one of our better, more dangerous hitters lately. He is getting the ball up in the air consistently.
Regardless, the wild card is also in play if we don’t catch Cleveland. Staying pat at the deadline was a blunder. Aren’t we supposed to be a major market team?
Giolito did affect but every 5 games, the 2 nd base and RF holes affected every game as position players. We also had Keuchel sucking at the beginning of the season.there were a myriad of bad factors.
Time to bring in Moncada to hitting second. He is faster and less prone to the DP and to clogging up the bases when he gets on. Vaughn hits too many ground balls and is too slow. Move him down the order.