Yep, the offense bashed this team to competitiveness in the first half of the season, and the pitching staff gave away a number of games where the offense put up huge numbers. The dog days are here, and hitters are wearing down. It was unrealistic to think that they could keep up their pace (pace means nothing) for an entire season. It is the pitchers turn to win us some games where the offense doesn't do its job in the second half. They need to win some games where the offense scores only 2 or 3 runs. If this team doesn't make the playoffs, it will be because the pitching is not good enough. The offense is world class.