道奇也不懂為什麼塔克主客場落差這麼大
The Athletic的道奇隨隊記者Fabian Ardaya寫的報導
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Tucker has produced essentially the same numbers for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season as he always has — just not at Dodger Stadium.
基本上，Kyle Tucker今年為道奇產出的數據跟往年水準差不多，只要不是在道奇球場出賽就好。
That’s become a problem for Tucker and the Dodgers in the first season of his f our-year, $240 million contract, which set a record for highest average annual v alue, and it’s the oddest reason a player has sat out a game for the reigning b ack-to-back champs.
這事已經成為Tucker與道奇本季的大問題。今年是他簽下4年2.4 億美元合約後的第一個球季，這份合約創下了平均年薪最高的紀錄。今天Tucker因此放假一天，也成為這支二連霸球隊本季最奇妙的輪休原因。
Tucker has produced an .840 OPS in his 245 plate appearances when on the road th is season, right in line with his career mark (.844). At home, he has morphed in to a shell of himself, putting up a .566 OPS and looking like a completely diffe rent hitter.
Tucker今年在客場比賽245個打席繳出.840的OPS，跟他的生涯表現差不多。但回到主場判若兩人，OPS剩下.566，就像換了一個人上場打擊。
The Dodger Stadium version of Tucker would rank as the worst qualified hitter in baseball this season. So when Dave Roberts sat him at home Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the manager said his extreme home-road splits were part of t he reason.
在道奇球場的Tucker打出今年所有符合規定打席的打者中最差的成績。因此，當Roberts決定在今天主場對上釀酒人的比賽讓Tucker坐板凳時，他給出的其中一個理由就是極端的主客場數據。
“Just being at home right now, I see the frustration,” Roberts said.
Roberts說：「現在只要在主場比賽，我都看得到他的挫折感。」
The recent sample has added to a growing, perplexing trend. Tucker had a strong trip last week through Chicago and Arizona, collecting eight hits and a pair of home runs and showing enough encouraging signs to say, “I feel a lot better.”
Tucker最近的表現讓這個令人費解的趨勢越來越明顯。他上週隨隊前往芝加哥和亞利桑那作客時表現不錯，8 支安打、2 支全壘打，也展現出一些令人鼓舞的跡象，甚至連他自己都說感覺好多了。
Then the Dodgers returned home. Tucker drew a walk off the bench in his first pl ate appearance of the homestand and has reached only twice since, also on walks. The 0-for-16 has dropped his batting average at home this season to .192.
然後道奇隊回歸主場。Tucker在這次主場系列賽的第一個打席是代打上場，選到四壞球保送。在這之後他只上壘過兩次，都是靠保送，期間16打數無安打，讓他本季的主場打擊率跌到.192。
Tucker’s drop-off from road to home this season is the second-largest by wRC+ t his season. None of the Dodgers coaches or executives asked by The Athletic unde rstand why.
Tucker今年主客場的 wRC+ 落差是全大聯盟第二大。就連《The Athletic》詢問過的道奇教練與高層，也沒有人能理解原因。
“I don’t think we have a reason behind it,” Roberts said Saturday.
Roberts週六說：「我想我們沒有辦法解釋原因。」
“I don’t know,” general manager Brandon Gomes said. “That’s a better questi on for Tuck.”
總經理Brandon Gomes：「我不知道。這個問題去問Tuck比較好。」
“It could be a little bit of variance,” hitting coach Aaron Bates said.
打擊教練Aaron Bates：「可能只是一點統計上的波動。」
“It’s one of those things that — it’s baseball,” fellow hitting coach Rober t Van Scoyoc said. “There’s not really a clear explanation of it.”
另一位打擊教練 Robert Van Scoyoc 則表示：「這就是那種『這就是棒球 』的事。 沒有什麼真正明確的解釋。」
Dodger Stadium is a favorable ballpark for hitters this season, particularly for home runs, according to Statcast’s Park Factors. Tucker has two at home this s eason. In 40 plate appearances as a visitor at Dodger Stadium with the Houston A stros and Chicago Cubs, Tucker went 10-for-33 (.303) with a pair of home runs an d four doubles. It’s not as if he hasn’t hit well at the ballpark before, even in a small sample.
根據Statcast的Park Factors數據，道奇球場本季是一座對打者有利的球場，特別是全壘打。不過Tucker今年在這只有2支全壘打。而在過去以客隊身份造訪這座球場時，Tucker總共打了40個打席，33打數10安打（打擊率.303），包含四支二壘安打跟兩支全壘打。雖然是小樣本，但至少證明他不是從以前就在這裡打不好。
While there is new signage above the batter’s eye this season to mark the Dodge rs’ new naming-rights deal, both hitting coaches and Gomes quickly disputed any issues with Tucker (or any hitter) picking up the baseball at Dodger Stadium.
本季道奇球場的打者之眼上方確實新增了標誌，用來標示道奇最新的冠名權合作，但兩位打擊教練與Gomes都很快就否認了Tucker（或其他任何打者）在道奇球場看球時有存在任何問題。
“As far as him seeing the ball, something like that, there’s nothing like that going on,” Bates said.
Bates：「就他看球的情況來說，沒有任何類似的問題。」
“That’s not it,” Gomes said. “Talking to our hitting guys, you would know if there was something with the batter’s eye.”
Gomes：「不是那個原因。 我們有跟打擊教練團談過，如果打者之眼的背景真有問題，你一定會知道。」
Roberts said Tucker himself wasn’t even aware of the extreme splits until recen tly. The downswing at home has tanked his line in his disappointing first season in Los Angeles, where the highest-paid player by average annual value has essen tially produced like a league-average hitter (98 wRC+), tied for 106th among qua lified major-league hitters in that mark.
Roberts表示，甚至Tucker自己也是直到最近才注意到自己有如此極端的主客場差異。主場低潮已導致他在洛杉磯首個球季表現令人失望。這位平均年薪最高的球員，目前打出的成績基本上相當於一名聯盟平均水準的打者，wRC+為98，在符合資格的大聯盟打者中並列第106名。
Sitting Tucker against Brewers phenom and Cy Young front-runner Jacob Misiorowsk i resulted from some of the frustration Tucker has shown in recent days since re turning home, Roberts said. That included Thursday night, when he struck out in his first at-bat against Shane Drohan and fired his bat into the dirt in front o f him.
週六面對釀酒人隊的超新星、也是賽揚獎熱門的Jacob Misiorowski時，Tucker被安排休兵，蘿蔔表示這也與他近期回到主場後展現的挫折感有關。其中包括週四晚間的比賽，Tucker首次面對Shane Drohan的打席被三振，隨後把球棒狠狠摔到地上。
“(When) it’s the first at-bat of a game, and you’re really showing emotion, t hat’s a tell from a guy who doesn’t show a lot of emotion,” Roberts said. “S o those things, as they build up, for me, that tells me that you need a little (rest), you need to watch a baseball game and kind of take some of that frustrati on, and put it to the side.”
Roberts：「當比賽的第一個打席，你就表現出如此強烈的情緒，而你又是一個平常不太會表露情緒的球員，這對我來說就是一個訊號。這些事情一件一件累積起來後，我會覺得你需要稍微休息一下、坐下來看看棒球比賽，把那些挫折暫時放到一邊。」
Roberts said Tucker will be back in the lineup Sunday, the final game of the Dod gers’ seven-game homestand, as well as all three games at Coors Field. Roberts and the organization are waiting for Tucker to find any traction. Maybe a three-game stint on the road will be a chance to reconfigure things.
Roberts表示Tucker在明天，也就是道奇隊這段七場主場系列賽的最後一場，將會回到先發陣容。接下來前往 Coors Field 的三連戰，他也都會出賽。道奇隊和Roberts都在等待Tuck er找到突破口。或許接下來三場客場比賽會成為他重新調整狀態的機會。
Much like everything else involving Tucker this season, the Dodgers are searchin g for answers.
就像本季所有與Tucker有關的事情一樣，道奇隊仍在尋找答案。
“He just hasn’t caught that long hot streak,” Van Scoyoc said. “You’ve seen it, maybe, for a series, or for a couple of games, but not for an extended peri od like he’s capable of.”
Van Scoyoc：「他就是沒辦法持續很長的火熱表現。 你可能會看到他有一個系列賽，或者連續幾場比賽打得很好，但還沒有像他過去那樣，維持一段長時間的高檔表現。」
Which is hard to do when he hasn’t been able to figure out the ballpark in whic h he plays half his games.
當他連在自己每半個球季要出賽的主場球場都沒辦法找到答案時，這件事自然就更難做到。
— Eno Sarris contributed to this report
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