When the Pittsburgh Pirates were 20-8 (which at this point seems like a dream), they were fourth in MLB in runs scored with 154. Over their past ten games though, the Pittsburgh Pirates have scored a total of 13 runs. Non-surprisingly, the team has lost nine of those games. What happened to the offense, and how can things change back to how they were?
Overly discipline
During their first 28 games, the Pirates had the second-lowest out-of-zone swing rate in baseball at 23.5 percent. The team was simply laying off non-strikes and Fangraphs commended their efforts.