The Pirates’ bats remained silent last night as they dropped their third game out of four on their California road trip, this time in Oakland. Joe Block has the recap.
A frustrated manager Derek Shelton says his hitters aren’t taking the right approach at the plate.
Shelton says all of the Pirates need to be held accountable for the slump.
Pitcher Bailey Falter was disappointed with his performance. He gave up five runs in five innings of work.
The Bucs got a leadoff single by Ke’Bryan Hayes in the first inning but didn’t have another hit until a single by Oneil Cruz in the ninth. They’ve scored only 26 runs in their last 13 games. Among the regulars, Andrew McCutchen is hitting .197, Rowdy Tellez .198, Jack Suwinski .178, and Henry Davis .169.
