Reynolds is scorching at the dish after a slow start, collecting three more hits on Tuesday against the Angels for his third three-hit game in his last four. After knocking two singles and scoring twice, he delivered his biggest hit in the ninth, driving in two runs to extend the Pirates’ lead. The 30-year-old outfielder is slashing .263/.330/.400 with three homers and 12 RBI across 106 plate appearances.

All three of his hits were singles, but we’ll take it. Reynolds picked up seven hits in the three-game series against the Guardians and is now hitting .244/.310/.389 on the season. The 30-year-old has been one of the most consistent hitters in baseball over the last three seasons, and we see no reason to doubt that he will finish the year hitting around .265-.270 with 25 home runs while hitting second in a mediocre Pirates lineup.

And then he undid most of that good by getting thrown out advancing to third base with the Pirates down three runs in the ninth. To be fair, Steven Kwan made a great play and throw to get him, but it was a situation in which he had to know for sure that he’d be safe in order to go. Reynolds upped his offensive line to .222/.297/.383 on the night. He also played right field for a second straight game after being limited to DH duties for a couple of weeks due to shoulder issues.

Reynolds is coming off a nice week, but he’s batting .211/.269/.352 with a whopping 25 strikeouts through 17 games while being limited to DH duties by triceps soreness. He’s fanned 22% of the time over the course of his career, but he’s at 32% right now. It’s too bad the Pirates didn’t just shut him down in the first place, though he is supposed to be getting healthier now.