Why Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel are in tough spots as Chicago Cubs try to get their anemic offense on track M_Montemurro has more.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.He worked a 2-0 count against Los Angeles Angels starter Jaime Barria in the fifth inning Wednesday when a slider from the right-hander caught too much of the zone. Mervis smoked the ball, pulling it to right field with the hardest-hit ball — 110.1 mph — any player either team produced in the game.Despite the .
Manager David Ross has tried to put Mervis in good situations, looking for ideal pitching matchups and trying to limit exposure to tough left-handers that the lefty slugger saw too frequently after his call up. “I definitely think big hits can build confidence and that’s what springboards all that stuff,” Ross said Wednesday. “But you’ve got to consistently build upon that.
Hitting coach Dustin Kelly lauded Mervis’ pregame work and said he’s doing all the right things in an effort to acclimate to the challenges of big-league pitching, even as the results haven’t been there.[Don't miss] Marcus Stroman’s $20K Pride month donations show the Chicago Cubs pitcher ‘wants to be more than an ally’“We’re trying to reiterate to him that this is still your game, you’re the same player,” Kelly told the Tribune.
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