Is it safe to say that the Pirates main strengths of the season - starting pitching and bull pen (what the hell is that word, anyway?) - have been deteriorating markedly in recent games?
Even if the epic St.Louis come back wins, 5 runs were allowed in both games, and the Brewers feasted. Now, 7 runs and counting.
Cause for concern? More so as AJ had a historically good first half performance and has to be likely to fall back to earth rather than sustaining it.