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Vogelsong addresses a flaw in his delivery
- Updated: September 17, 2016
CINCINNATI — Ryan Vogelsong made an encouraging, inspiring and, most importantly, productive return to the Pirates’ pitching staff, after missing more than two months with fractures around his left eye. The veteran right-hander posted a 2.48 ERA in his first five starts, securing a spot in a turbulent rotation.
Since then, however, Vogelsong has struggled in four straight starts. He gave up six runs — four of them earned, although the other two were a product of his own dropped-ball error — on seven hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings on Friday night, although the Pirates came back to beat the Reds, 9-7, in 10 innings.
Over his last four outings, Vogelsong owns a 10.19 ERA and 1.98 WHIP. Opponents have hit .342 with a 1.090 OPS against him, and he has as many walks (nine) as strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings. Pittsburgh has won only one of those four games.
But Vogelsong struck an optimistic tone after Friday’s game, and not just because Pittsburgh picked him up. While warming up between innings, Vogelsong said he corrected a mechanical flaw that …
