Our month begins poorly as our offence regresses to inexplicable levels. Apart from that initial spurt they have just not got things together so far. Lundy, Charleston and Smith, in particular are having dreadful starts to the year, with the latter’s BA hovering way too close to 200 for anyone’s liking. Train, too, is struggling and we’re a bit of a mess, to be quite honest. Even the wins come tough, with 3 of the 4 we get in our first 10 going to extra innings and the fourth requiring a 5-run rally in the 9th to get us home while Cooper – the only member of our rotation with a winning record at this point – strains an oblique and is off for a short IL stint.
Like I said, a bit of a mess.
As they almost invariably do, the group digs deep and we slowly turn things around, starting with a 4-game sweep at the Braves. But it is precarious and capricious form that ebbs and flows for the rest of the month, and we will need a huge improvement if we want to compete at the pointy end.
We finish the month with a 14-13 mark.
The Browns look like they are set on getting another bite at the cherry this go-around, and have just got themselves a mini-break atop the AL standings. But still very close in both races.
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