Sanchez bounced back from a rough July in his first start of August after making a small tweak.
, and sit atop the sport again with the best record . It’s impressive, given that they went 5-14 from July 12-Aug. 5, and speaks to how much of a cushion they built in the first half.
Assistant pitching coach/director of pitching development Brian Kaplan said Sánchez made a small tweak between starts. “When he was rolling he got better as the game went on, and that’s what the last outing felt like,” Kaplan said.Hays figuring it out vs. righties Long encouraged him to adjust his setup so it was more open against righties. Hays brought the idea to Kyle Schwarber. He agreed with Long.
“I started hitting the off-speed pitches from righties that were in zone, the mistake pitches, I wasn’t fouling them off,” Hays said. “So, that started to show up. And I feel like I’ve been swinging it good and seeing the ball good. My head feels still, my eyes feel still.”
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