Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched Mondaym leaving the young right-hander with more stuff to work on. The biggest issue is how well Bassitt can throw against left-handed hitters, reports Bay Area News Group.
"I have to be able to throw inside to left-handed hitters," he said. "I've always been able to get away with it in the minor leagues. But up here, they hit that. I've been working at that my whole life, honestly. At this level you can’t beat anyone if you can't."
Bassitt realizes his pitches work inside, then end up over the middle of the plate against lefties.
"My ball runs a lot," he said. "I'm trying to figure out where I have to throw it to get batters to think it's actually in. The catchers are setting up inside and my ball runs right down middle. Obviously, that’s not really effective at all."