Sentences with phrase «at bats last»

Senior Nick Santiago had just 26 at bats last season, but hit a home run and had three RBI in the Spartans» season - opening win over No. 6 Bellarmine - San Jose on Feb. 24.

Bucky Jacobsen (nine HRs in 160 at bats last year) will get time at first and DH when he returns from knee surgery late in spring training.

Henderson's acquisition means the Padres don't have to play Melvin Nieves, who struck out 88 times in 234 at bats last season, in left.

The Braves occasionally will platoon LaRoche with 45 - year - old marvel Julio Franco, who hit.294 in 197 at bats last year.

White, who has caught 100 or more games for past eight seasons and averaged.284 at bat last year to lead American League catchers with Yogi Berra, chose to quit the game rather than leave Boston, where he shares a partnership in a bowling enterprise.

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If you can consistently offer a flat rate, and let the customer know right off the bat, they'll «know what to expect when they hit checkout» and won't get sticker shock at the last minute, causing cart abandonment.

By the way, that might have been Ethier's last at - bat with the Dodgers, as he's a free agent this offseason.

The last at - bat Eddie Robinson ever took for the Indians was in October 1948.

The original Reggie went toe - to - toe with his manager, swung the bat as if each time were his last and, what's more, did something that both enraged and delighted fans: He stood at home plate and had the nerve to admire his homers, something akin to making love in front of a mirror.

I can't believe that I'm advocating for fewer at - bats from a player who hit 25 homers last year, but considering this is the organization that let Chris Carter walk, they know what I'm talking about.

While fans anticipate that a loud crowd will impact the road team, baseball is the only sport where home teams have a tangible advantage (teams constructed to utilize unique ballpark dimensions and last at - bats).

Team Zimmerman would get their last at - bats in the Bottom of the 7th..

Second base could be handled by rookie Glenn Beckert, a good double - play man who was a shortstop at Salt Lake City and batted.277, or Ron Campbell, another Salt Lake graduate who spent 26 games with the Cubs last year and hit.272.

That final grasp of a lead didn't last long, though, as in the very next at - bat Judge doubled to left field that (thanks to some interference by a grabby, leaning fan) didn't get back to the infield in time to make a play at the plate to get Jacoby Ellsbury (running for Headley) out.

Harper has struggled recently after a red - hot start, with no home runs in his last 75 at bats and just 17 hits in that timeframe.

The National League player of the week was Chicago Cub reliever Jim Bullinger, who saved four games last week and hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

If Gausman and Bundy can be reliable pitchers, if Cashner doesn't regress, if Cobb can pitch a sub - 4.00 ERA with half his games in hitter - friendly Camden Yards, if Tillman can have a huge comeback year, if the bullpen continues to be strong, if Brach can be a solid closer until Britton's return, if Davis and Trumbo can find their batting stroke again, if Mancini and Schoop replicate last season, if Manny continues to be Manny at short and with his improved swing, if Adam is still Adam, if Beckham can learn to play defense at 3rd and be August - Beckham instead of September - Beckham at the plate, if the catchers can somehow do their part, and if the O's figure out their right field situation (and all of that put together is one big IF).....

Another problem is the decline of leftfielder Ray Lankford, who, as the batter behind McGwire, can't afford a repeat of last season, when he struck out once every 2.7 at bats.

Right of the bat we get started with the Seadderall PharmaSeahawks possessing the number 1 overall pick which if you no anything about sports at all you are well aware that they won the Superbowl last year, and have the exact opposite of the number 1 pick.

At the end of last week he was batting.370 and he ranked in the top four in the American League in runs (26), homers (seven) and slugging -LRB-.640).

Home runs now occur more frequently than double plays, and nearly half the regular players hit at least 20 dingers (43 % of the players with 400 at bats did so last year).

Last year Gattis hit 18 more homers and batted.305 at three minor league levels, finishing the season at Double A.

And his hitting shows signs of improvement: Last year at Triple A Norfolk, Va., the 24 - year - old batted just.214 but drove in 50 runs.

He was pretty good in limited at - bats with the Nationals last year, though.

IS DODGERS ROOKIE MATT KEMP THE NEXT JEFF FRANCOEUR?Kemp, who hit seven home runs in his first 45 major league at bats, is doinghis best impression of the Braves» Francoeur (seven homers in his first 63 atbats as a rookie last year).

He can do it in 200 at - bats, say, and become a huge, Kevin Mass - type story for the last two months.

It wouldn't be the last time he'd play baseball in North America, as the Cubs signed him to a minor - league deal where he was a player - coach back in 2014, and then he went on to play in the Dominican Winter League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age of 42.

Swung Away Monica Seles, during batting practice at Yankee Stadium last Friday.

Starting in centerfield and batting third, he's at the heart of L.A.'s upgraded offense, which is averaging 4.6 runs, up from a major - league - worst 3.5 last season.

«With all of my accomplishments as a hitter [he went hitless in his first 57 major league at bats before smashing a double last season], I've done things that no one has done in a while.»

Six times he saved himself with hits in his last at bat; four times his only hit was a bunt.

It went through an entire season, postseason, and seven - game World Series last year only to suffer a tragic and heartbreaking death at the bats of the Cubs.

Carlos Pe √ ± a, 1B, Devil Rays The 29 - year - old hasshown bursts of power before — 45 jacks in 741 at bats with the Tigers in 2004and» 05 — but he went deep only once in the bigs last year, when he spent mostof the season in the Yankees» and Red Sox» farm systems.

For 10 yearsthey'd been telling the same stories — at Immaculata High School in Somerville, N.J., where the legend bookended a grand slam in his first at bat as a freshmanwith a blast in his last at bat as a senior; at the neighborhood diner Jerry «sPlace, where the legend's photo hangs next to one of Mickey Mantle; and here atthis warehouse turned hitting complex, where the legend's newspaper clippingsand old jerseys line the walls.

And the baseball that evening and the next two was sublime: a gem by Roger Clemens followed by two games in which the Yankees got last - at - bat hits to avoid defeat.

There are two on and none out for Cody Bellinger, who Giles is going to have to hope used up his only hit of the World Series in his last at - bat.

Unlike baseball where the home team receives the last at bat of every game, there is no tangible in - game advantage to home field advantage in football with the exception of crowd noise.

At the rate he's going, Bonds, who ended last week on an 0 - for - 15 slide to fall from.490 to.379, will get only 334 at bats this seasoAt the rate he's going, Bonds, who ended last week on an 0 - for - 15 slide to fall from.490 to.379, will get only 334 at bats this seasoat bats this season.

He's hit.209 /.283 /.293 in 382 at - bats over the last couple years, and those are numbers that help players retire early.

Bell never hit below.308, and one time when he was hitting.390 on the last day of the season he purposely gave up his batting title; he was 43 at the time.

Last season 656 players had at bats hitting righthanded, 381 lefthanded.

Last year Mike Kelly hit three homers for the Reds in the first week of the exhibition season, prompting Ray Knight to anoint him as the Opening Day centerfielder, even though Kelly was a career.220 hitter with only 214 major league at bats.

As Larry Walker trotted toward third base last Saturday at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, a blue batting helmet came flying out of the stands and bounced onto the infield.

2005 Outlook: Last year the Mets gave too many at bats to guys like Todd Zeile -LRB-.319 OBP in 396 plate appearances) and Karim Garcia -LRB-.272 OBP in 202 PAs).

THE FOUR members of a Japanese camera crew chronicling Kazuo Matsui's every move made their customary bows to the Colorado Rockies» second baseman as he headed to batting practice at Coors Field last Saturday evening.

He was the minor league Player of the Year last season, batting.354 at El Paso and.359 at Salt Lake City, but he is down to.229 with the Angels.

Still, employment won't come easy for a 37 - year - old DH who whiffed every 3.4 at bats in 2001, who was arrested last week on charges stemming from a nightclub brawl and who has coursed through eight of the 14 American League franchises over the past eight years.

After batting.463 for the first 10 games at Edmonton last season, he broke his wrist on a tag play and was out for three months.

Check out last year's World Series MVP: David Freese had zero postseason at bats before 2011.

Posey is the favorite to win the NL Most Valuable Player Award, what with his.334 batting average, 23 home runs and 100 RBIs and the Comeback Player of the Year Award, after he missed the last four months of last season after breaking his leg in a collision at home plate.