Kevin Pillar

So I wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of come-to-Jesus moment

doing that little, as Pete Alonzo called it, recharging ourselves.

Because since then, this has been a different baseball team.

And I'm not taking anything away from the coaches because the coaches are great.

But I don't think coaches' messages have changed.

At some point, players got to take accountability and ownership themselves.

And they've done that.

Colton Couser, oh, my gosh.

People in Baltimore are asking for him to get demoted.

What does he do?

Back-to-back days.

The first game of a double hitter and the one game on the next day, he hits walk-off home runs.

You start to now see the change up better because he's a guy that when he's in your outfield, your defense is better.

But when he's not hitting his weight, you can't put him in the outfield.

So that's changed things a lot too.

Colton Cowles are hitting.

Samuel Visayo doing what he's been doing all year.

Peter Lonzo smashing it.

And Taylor Ward also, he hasn't had the power to 30-run home run guy that we traded for.

but his on-base percentage over 400, and he's starting to hit doubles again now, and that's what they need him to do.