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Carlos Gonzalez is the reason for the slump

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Carlos Gonzalez is among the worst drought of his career. The lefty slugger Tuesday arrived with 21 white and six shifts in a row without being able to take hits. An avalanche of data has arisen from the slump. Stats ESPN reported, for example, that Gonzalez had 14 of his homers at-bats ending in line with the average .379, while this year has just .088 in those situations. Denver Post reported that manager Jim Tracy given Tuesday off to work on the swing. "It's an opportunity to refresh your head and step aside," the strategist justified. The native of Maracaibo dedicated the afternoon to review his mechanics, particularly the movement of the right shoulder and kicked the attacking pitches. His batting coach, Carney Lansford gave this advice: "You need to swing only at pitches on strike. When he is disciplined, it is one of the best hitters in the game. is pulling too many items. You need to regain the ability to hit a line to the other. " Teammate Troy Tulowitzki showed his faith, when asked by the Denver Post . "There is a confidence problem because he does.'s Trying to hit a hit at every turn." González himself seemed to agree: "I know that I hit." And given the right to Lansford. In batting practice the adjustments applied mechanics and, apparently, everyone was satisfied. This Wednesday will see.

Jose Tabata, which also crosses problems with the tree, also received break for the Pirates. The average is .143 in his last six games.

Gerardo Parra has been taking the step. Reached Tuesday with hits in the last five games, raising his average from .242 to .308 points. With this performance (which included eight hits in 19 trips) won more than 100 points of OPS, to settle at .737 at the start of the day.

Pablo Sandoval has reversed its tendency not to hit the road. This season, according to STATS Inc. , has four of its five homer on the road, not counting the day on Tuesday. The Carabobo had three homers and seven RBIs in his last five games away from home.

Jesus Flores has not yet been fully recovered by the time he was inactive due to injury, said a scout cited by MLB.com. "I think it can be used as bait for change, but within a time," said the scout. "He lost a long time. I really liked before the operation. If you recover the strength in the arm, is changeable. It may take all season. Even if so, will have 27 years of age and still be attractive to other teams. "

Melvin Mora was again sidelined for the ninth straight game. It is difficult to determine why. According to the Arizona Republic the Yaracuyanos again hurting his left foot to hit as pop on Sunday. But Mora has said himself that he can play. Ryan Roberts, who has hit well during his absence, seems to be the underlying reason for banks ration.

Jonathan Herrera came to the day on Tuesday on average to .174 in his last seven games with four hits in 23 trips, said CBS Sportsline .