One shockingly woeful inning from Spencer Strider was enough to help doom the Atlanta Braves to another defeat, as a six-run third inning for the Pittsburgh Pirates helped push them to a 7-6 victory.
Heading into this game, you’d imagine that this would’ve been a prime opportunity for Spencer Strider to help get Atlanta’s rotation back on track. After all, Strider has been one of baseball’s best pitchers for a month-and-a-half now and the Pirates were entering this game with one of the worst offenses in baseball according to team wRC+ (89, third-worst in the NL) and team wOBA (.