Pittsburgh was a miserable start to the season for pirates.
They won only 12 out of the first 35 games, took the last place in the national league center and have the third worst record of the main branches. In addition, six times the league leader was closed down on Sunday, including 4-0 against San Diego Padres.
And on Monday night, the host St. They lost four straight games and seven of their last eights to the opener of a three -game series against Louis Cardinals.
Pittsburgh's crime strongly fought. Pirates ranks 28th in the main branches of 114 runs, 28th with only 25 home running and ranks 28th. As a team, they only hit .223, they could not find any consistency on the fourth lowest average and plate in the main branches.
Everything stopped looking for answers while trying to figure out how to put his team Derek Shelton's team again.
“We're mixing things, we're trying different things,” Shelton said. “We don't have a formula right now and we have to understand it.”
The injuries did not help. Already without Nick Gonzales and Spencer Horwitz, Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been added to the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain on Saturday (back to Thursday).
However, even if players have started, people in the series know that they should find another level.
“I can hit better than me, so there's one,” he said. “Obviously we can. We are not just.”
Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 6.58 ERA) will be at the mound for pirates on Monday. Right hand 2-0, St. With eight career appearances against Louis (one start) with 1.38 ERA. This alone came on April 7 when it limited a run in five Inning in a victory of 8-4.
In the meantime, Cardinals, the season in three straight victory since the first time in a row, who wants to win three in a row on Monday's game is entering.
St. Louis comes out of New York Mets's double -head sweep on Sunday and a pair of victory to request three series of games.
Cardinals Center field player Victor Scott II was the key in the second game and goes to 3 to 3 with RBI.
While the game was connected to the fourth shot, the three conditions robbed a Homer's Juan Soto with a leaping on the wall.
The 24 -year -old child, who was a five -game hit series, took a step in the second year of the main branches. Last season, as a rookie in 53 matches with two homer and 10 rbi.
“Trust is a big factor and I feel like you're going down from my routine, and it starts early in this day,” he said. “But I feel like a product that I spread there, I really confident and have fun.”
Miles Micolas (1-2, 4.66 ERA) on Monday. Louis is expected to start. In 23 career matches against Pittsburgh, 2.90 ERA and 5-6.
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