"The birthday boy was unfortunately shelled on Sunday, as he gave up eight earned runs in five innings en route to the loss against Atlanta. Bello will not be pitching in this upcoming series in Kansas City, which is set to begin tonight at 7:40 p.m. EST."
"He had two very solid outings preceding yesterday's disaster, as both of those appearances featured an opener from the bullpen eating the first inning before handing things over to number 66."
"Is this simply a matter of reverting back to that strategy, or do you think the problems with Bello go deeper than that? Do we have to ride things out with him-especially with Crochet still on the mend-or do we have to consider sending him down to Worcester to get his act together?"
Brayan Bello gave up eight earned runs over five innings in a loss to Atlanta. He will not pitch in the Kansas City series beginning at 7:40 p.m. EST. Earlier outings showed two solid starts that used a bullpen opener to cover the first inning before Bello took over. The current performance raises questions about whether the opener strategy should return or whether deeper issues are affecting his pitching. The situation also intersects with Crochet still recovering, limiting options. Possible next steps include reverting to the opener approach or sending Bello to Worcester to improve performance.
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