PITTSBURGH — The Pirates want Tyler Glasnow focusing on strike one.
Glasnow, the team’s promising fifth starter, has yet to consistently deliver with results in his first full season in the majors. He had one of his best starts on Sunday, going 6.1 innings while allowing three earned runs in what became a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The reasoning for wanting Glasnow to start off with a strike makes sense on the surface. They want him to use his two-seam fastball to induce weak contact that will help him get quicker outs and work deeper into games.