Daniel Bard’s splits are so dramatic they might warrant an Oscar nomination.
And after a couple unsavory homers allowed in the Rockies’ most recent series against the Cubs, manager Bud Black said it was time to address his August struggles.
Black said he and Bard met Friday, two days after he conceded a (wind-aided) three-run homer in relief against the Cubs. On Monday, he served up a walk-off, two-run homer at Wrigley Field.
“You look at every closer, every late-inning reliever, there are at times a slump — I don’t want to say peaks and valleys because you don’t want that out of your closer, but this is a little bit of a downturn for him,” Black said prior to Friday’s game against the Dodgers.