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Notes from work out day: Pirates playing it coy on approach vs. Jake Arrieta

Approach against Arrieta

The Pirates have built a reputation for finding hidden inefficiencies and small advantages. As they prepare for the daunting task of facing Jake Arrieta in a do-or-die game, they're acting like they've discovered a vulnerability no one else has been able find.

"I'm just going to have to go with no comment on that," Josh Harrison said with a knowing grin, when asked if he noticed Arrieta changing up his approach against him. "Maybe I do, maybe I don't. We'll have to see."

Neal Walker was equally coy. After explaining that the Cubs' right-hander is especially difficult to face because of the many pitch sequences he can deploy, Walker quipped, "There are some things I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.