Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford combined to go 0-for-8 in crucial spots this weekend.

Three games. One sweep. The middle of the order went silent every time it mattered.

Early-season BABIP and strikeout rate spikes are the first signals I track in the SPARK system. Small sample, yes. But the pattern of pressing in high-leverage at-bats is exactly what the model watches before the slash line has time to show it.

It is three games. It is also a trend worth flagging right now, before everyone else notices.