Gordon Beckham showed some progress Wednesday, collecting an RBI single through the left side in the sixth. But that hit was only his fourth of the season, and it saved him from sustaining a batting average below .100.
I had the chance to sit down with Frank Thomas for Beckham’s fourth-inning at-bat — a weak flyout to right — to pick the Big Hurt’s brain on the second baseman’s struggles. Here’s what he had to say as the at-bat went on, with images of Beckham’s swing below: …
April 18, 2012
Frank Thomas breaks down Gordon Beckham’s swing
Andre Rienzo struck out 9, walked 1 tonight (April 18)
Winston-Salem Dash Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Andre Rienzo (W, 2-0) 7.0 6 1 1 1 9 0 1.00 Kyle Bellamy (S, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42
Rienzo has a 23 K / 5 BB ratio in 18.0 innings (3 games).
