Brandon Belt’s week began with a 3-for-5, a home run, a double, and 3 RBI in the Giants’ 10-7 win against the Reds, which, if I’m reading Baseball-Reference correctly, was actually a game where his contributions lowered the Giants’ win probability -0.002%.
Such has been his career. Brandon Belt does amazing things on a baseball field and it’s never enough to satisfy the craven needs of fans, pundits, and math. He went on to homer in his next three games (and added one more on Sunday to give him 5 for the week) and put up a 1.