Sentences with phrase «hitters by»

Playstation has 3 - 5 big games launching in the first half of 2018 with more heavy hitters by years end.

Lady BABIP is more useful when it's compared to the individual's career BABIP than a general standard, because some players are just better hitters by virtue of their skill; BABIP is not just simply random luck.

Don Drysdale and Don Newcombe, sometimes used as pinch hitters by the Dodgers, share the National League single - season home run record (seven) for pitchers.

After the Wii U faltered on its own launch, it sounds like Switch will rapidly deliver most of Nintendo's heavy - hitters by this time next year.

Seems like this is an overly aggressive ranking, but a) Goldschmidt really is that good, and b) I'm assuming there will be a different No. 5 hitter by June.

All you need to know about where the New York Yankees have been and where they are headed is that they lost a no - hitter by four runs on July 1 in Chicago.

After Raburn hit his seventh home run on the season, and also breaking up the no - hitter by Tigers starter Jose Alvarez's carried in his major league debut, Cabrera playfully threw gum at the ex-Tiger as he ran by third base.

And they want to hear the story because they can't fathom how a pitcher could lose a no - hitter by four runs.

A two - hitter by Maddux to open the World Series?

The Northridge boys shut out Springfield (Va.) 3 - 0 in the U.S. final on a one - hitter by Nathaniel Dunlap and a three - run homer in the first inning by Spencer Gordon.

All of the Met victories came in a sweep of San Francisco that included a four - hitter by Jerry Koosman and a five - hitter by Jon Matlack.

Voted the most feared hitter by big league managers in 2008, and voted NL MVP in 2005, 2008, and 2009, Albert Pujols is obviously doing something right.

Not exact matches

According to Headlines & Global News, the film industry ended the year with more than $ 11 billion in domestic box office sales, buoyed by heavy hitters like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool and Zootopia.

But by taking a risk and staying with a hitter or keeping a pitcher in a game a little longer than he should, Guillen might lose a game or two.

Jeffrey Archer should be a heavy hitter in Hollywood by now.

In tough language, the letter contends that such a policy undermines the entire life sciences community and sends a devastating message to immigrants who would otherwise bring their talents to the United States, and was signed by some heavy hitters, including Alnylam CEO John Maraganore and Ron Cohen, the chairman of biotech's biggest trade group and lobbying arm.

Cost estimates for the extension, pushed hard by heavy hitters like U.S. Rep. Robert Brady (D., Pa.) and union boss John Dougherty, are in the $ 400 million range.

Bottom line: every one of the ten outperformed the index over the five year period, and as a group they did so by an average of 11 % per year, the financial equivalent of back - to - back no - hitters.

I am unpersuaded by the argument that the designated - hitter rule threatens civilization as we have known it.

Gus Triandos being about all the Birds had in those days by way of a power - hitter, we learned to savor strong pitching (taught by crafty old Harry «The Cat» Brecheen), and we reveled in brilliant defense.

Included are essays by some of the heavy hitters in Catholic theology, philosophy, and law: Avery Cardinal Dulles, Robert P. George, Richard Garnett, Mary Ann Glendon, and others.

Discussion of the diverse, unique regionality and superior terroirs found throughout Australia, as well as the skilled and innovative people behind the wine, helps to set Aussie wines apart from those made by other wine - producing hard hitters.

Ramon's no - hitter is the latest feat by one of the myriad Martinezes who are having stellar seasons

The A's insist on playing a guy who is clearly not a good hitter, nor will he ever be, instead of their top hitting prospect who could have helped them win a game or two by now.

Lacking home run hitters, the Sox laboriously squeeze out their runs, one by one, and then rely on pitching and defense to hold off the opposition.

Of course, that's dumbed down by a factor of a million, and there are still things every hitter can learn by studying his craft, but I'm skeptical about Stanton leveling up after talking with Bonds for five minutes.

Led by senior middle Maddie Borch, setter Rachel Linden and hitters Rachel Nieto and Geneva Duffy, the Knights have the type of balance most teams envy.

In an era dominated by hitters, the 27 - year old right hander threw just the 22nd perfect game in league history, complete with 14 strikeouts, in a 10 - 0 victory over the Houston Astros.

True, but as I've explained elsewhere, a bunt there by Charlie doesn't only move the winning run to 3rd, it also eliminates the double play possibility for the next hitter.

When the Rangers dealt for Hamels, it looked like a move for 2016, a trade to get an affordable ace to pair with the returning Darvish, supported by the burgeoning young hitters like Joey Gallo and Odor.

It's impossible to predict every little breakthrough (a hundred years ago, we'd never have envisioned painless dentistry, the designated hitter or Thighmaster), but we're expert enough (in sports, not so much medicine) to forecast that Vince McMahon's WWF will become the umbrella organization that regulates all major league sports (except for boxing, which will continue to be guided by good sense alone), and outcomes will be scripted to provide total fan satisfaction (read: fireworks, near - naked women on every sideline, no 8 - 8 playoff teams ever and especially no Yankees championships).

So, too, will the hitters, who were shut out by Cincinnati 6 - 0.

Their situation is similar to the Mariners»: Decent pitching (led by Mat Latos), but their hitters struggle in their cavernous park.

The philosophy no doubt explains the triple play and Mike Jorgensen's three - run homer that beat San Diego 3 - 2, Steve Renko's six - hitter against the Padres in a 5 - 3 triumph, and the eighth - inning homer by Bob Bailey that tripped Los Angeles 4 - 3.

By the time theycame home to Anaheim on April 21, their most feared hitter, Vladimir Guerrero, had gone on the disabled list, joining four of their starting pitchers.

Also, I would understand if we were talking about Moylan getting shelled by LHB, but I'm not progressive enough to excuse walks just because the hitter was a lefty.

He responded by winning seven of his first 10 decisions in» 79, including a two - hitter against — yep — New York.

Before his career imploded 20 years ago in a cloud of cocaine and alcohol, the tall, slim righthander won 67 games, threw a five - inning no - hitter, appeared in the 1983 NL All - Star Game and made a name for himself — Perimeter Perez — by missing a start after getting lost driving to his home ballpark.

It is a job that could be filled by most any good hitter.

Here we have one of the worst hitters in baseball history, a symbol of the post-Mays era, a player who was booed so much by San Francisco fans that he once took the field with «BOO» stitched on the back of his jersey, and one of my favorite players as an adolescent.

Thanks largely to proselytizing by Roger Craig, the split - fingered fastball has become a big hit with pitchers — and a big miss with the hitters

Who would ever have thought that the season's only no - hitter would be thrown by the Dodgers» Kevin Gross; that the only National League player to hit three homers in a game would be Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser; that Jose Canseco would be a Ranger; and that the National League strikeout leader, David Cone, would be anchoring the pennant drive for the Blue Jays?

Long before the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner was filling highlight reels by running over and through the defenses of Missouri, Baylor and Colorado, he was filling gaps as one of the fiercest hitters at Omaha's Millard North High.

A catcher has to learn the hitters» weaknesses and exploit them by calling for the right combination of pitches.

But under the rules all he can do is declare the runner out for being hit by a batted ball and put the hitter on first with a single... I hope I'm around when some real belligerent big league manager lets his boys try this dodge.

• Divide his loyalties in the conflict that, by and large, polarizes pitchers and hitters.

In the ninth, he gave up hits to pinch hitter Ryan Flaherty and McLouth before being replaced by closer Tom Wilhelmsen.

This means the pitchers will be trying to stay in certain parts of the zone, and hitters will be assuming where they're being attacked by the formation.

EFFECTIVE BATSMEN The true value of a hitter is most accurately reflected in the number of times he gets on base — by any means.

Downing then started the season by reaching base in 21 of his first 28 plate appearances as a leadoff hitter for a.750 on - base percentage.