You don't need to pull the ball in order to drive it. JD Martinez is a prime example of this. That's not to say that Vlad has been demolishing the baseball, but he has gotten a few solid hits to the opposite field.
And if Grichuk strikes out, as he's prone to do, then McKinney is out by a mile and the inning is over with everyone calling for Montoyo's head for making the call.