«I think you're doing yourself an injustice to have
his bat out of the lineup 35 or 40 games a year,» says McClendon, referring to the frequent rests most catchers require.
The key off - season moves were signing centerfielder Carlos Beltran (right) and switching Mike Piazza back to catcher to take Jason Phillips's
bat out of the lineup.
Not exact matches
Him,
of course, was Al Kaline, who had been
out of the
lineup since he broke his finger four weeks ago by slamming his
bat into the rack.
«We had good at -
bats up and down the
lineup tonight, but I thought Aggie's two -
out hit there was kind
of the one that really broke it open,» Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.
The Boston Red Sox have the best
batting average and the most runs
out of any team in the major leagues, so it should come as no surprise that the Red Sox are well - represented in the American League's
lineup.