Sentences with phrase «hitters into»

I really think what we're doing, in unison with a zone the pitcher is trying to hit, completely confounds hitters into having to switch in - game.

Toronto Blue Jays right - hander Marcus Stroman took a no - hitter into the seventh inning in the title game, and took home tournament MVP honors.

Hawkins took the no - hitter into the eighth.

Davey's comment could be restated as, «Zimmerman is always terrible in April, so I've been intentionally penciling a terrible hitter into the cleanup spot for the first half of the month, and I'm going to continue doing so for the rest of the month.»

The left - hander who currently plans to walk - on at UC Irvine has two no - hitters, and carried a no - hitter into the sixth inning in a third game.

Almost 14 years ago to the day, Russ Ortiz took a no - hitter into the seventh inning for the Giants.

In the 7,313 rd game in Padres history, Andrew Cashner took a no - hitter into the fifth inning against the Phillies before Domonic Brown singled.

In fact, Captain Kollada brought a no - hitter into the 7th inning with him!

Against Bellarmine, Danner took a no - hitter into the seventh inning of a 4 - 1 win before the Bells put together three hits and scratched out a run.

Arlington Heights was led by John Klopp, who who carried a one - hitter into the ninth inning against Northbrook.

Not exact matches

Whereas most hitters would send a ball dribbling into the infield on a broken bat, Harper instead lifted his a whopping 406 feet over the wall in right - center at Citifield.

But what if you could find a way to turn some of those penny - pinchers into pinch hitters?

Heresies like the designated hitter have been introduced to lure more paying customers into the parks.

Could we actually be bleeding strikers (paps say benfica are flying into discuss loan with Campbell next week???) in an attempt to clear the wage bill so that it could be used for an incoming and dare I say bigger hitter???

In the (inning), he ran into trouble when (hitter) blooped a 110 - foot dead bird over the head of (dejected infielder).

If you want to get into the specialization of relievers, and how every modern hitter has it tougher than their predecessors because they have to face 99 - mph specialists and platoon - happy managers, this would also be the place to lodge that complaint.

Since Ortiz came into the league, he's been a solidly above average hitter in every season, with 10 seasons with an adjusted OPS over 120.

It would stuck away a lot of his value, turning him from a hackier Ben Zobrist into a hitter who's a lot closer to Ike Davis.

I think there is the possibility that he has been overlooked due to his size and if given the opportunity he could develop into a bona fide.300 hitter which again is a skill lacking on this roster.

The left - handed slugger was a six - time All - Star who averaged 35 home runs from 2006 - 13 and was one of the most feared hitters in the game thanks to the power packed into his beautiful, violent swing.

If the Royals want to stay on top, they probably still need to add another hitter and absolutely need to add another starter, or else the bullpen is going to be run into the ground before the season is over: Kansas City starters averaged just 5-1/3 innings during these 20 games to go along with that horrid ERA, and that's not going to work all season in what is still a competitive division.

It was supposed to be between McLain and Gibson, but the 1968 World Series turned into a confrontation between the heavy hitters of Detroit and the swift runners of St. Louis.

Can they be developed into reliable, above average big league hitters?

The Yankees got their leadoff hitter aboard again against Carrasco, but Brett Gardner immediately hit into a double play.

It's like he's afraid to attack the strike zone, and as a result he works himself into hitters» counts which means he is forced to come over the plate.

While he wouldn't go into what makes Houston so far ahead of hitters, he mentioned studying weaknesses.

Bill White, a 25 - year - old power hitter who lost his job with the Giants when he went into the service, is the new first baseman; he is also a fine gloveman.

Before the second game of the May 23 doubleheader, Kendall, a lifetime.314 hitter coming into this season, was batting.250.

Just taking his strikeout rate at Triple - A and copy / pasting it into the majors would make him one of the greatest strikeout hitters in franchise history, too, so it's not as if it's taken him this long to become a starter because he's been blocked by better players.

What you think is a 97 - mph heater leaving his fingertips may be an 83 - mph curveball that can turn the bravest hitter's knees into gelatin, or it may be a 77 - mph changeup that breaks like a hyperactive screwball.

This isn't baseball, where George Brett turns into a solid 3rd baseman, as well as a 300 hitter.

The Dodgers had one good hitter going into the 1988 World Series, and he was broken.

Because I can think of some rule change to help hitters out, and it would literally inject additional offense into the game.

The entire organization has been built on hitting, hitting, hitting, using the high picks on hitters and hoping the pitching falls into place.

And this year he has pulled a low - and - inside Phil Niekro knuckleball for a homer; hit a high - and - tight fastball past Steve Carlton into centerfield to knock in a run in a 6 - 0, four - hit shutout of the Phillies; and, in another complete - game win, a five - hit shutout of the Mets, he got an RBI on a groundout after New York Pitcher Charlie Puleo had walked the Padres» No. 8 hitter intentionally.

What happens to him if he hits into some poor luck, or if he's more like the career.256 hitter that he was before last season?

Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond are nice supporting hitters, but every injury thrusts them into larger run - producing roles, which they aren't totally built for.

Coach Kitchell ushered his Kamikazes, his elite group of hitters and yardage studs and weight - room junkies, into the darkened film room at 7:05 p.m. Ticketholders were already lined up outside the gates when the players returned from the pregame steak dinner in their shirts and ties and fresh hair cuts.

hitters that work the count and get deep into the bullpen consistently.

«Most hitters, even power hitters, would hook that ball foul into the leftfield stands.

While the Angels don't fit into either of those categories at the moment, they still have an enviable problem in that they could have an ace on their hands who could also potentially hit around.270 /.340 /.460 as a designated hitter.

They couldn't overcome the classic baseball booby trap of all - your - hitters - hit - it - straight - into - a-mitt.

I know that he was already warmed up to come into Game 4, so Dave Roberts figured he might as well shut the door, but those unnecessary 14 pitches (and additional looks for Astros hitters) sure seem like a mistake from here.

trade him to the Angels for Maitan, who will develop into a great hitter and plague the Braves for ten years.

Affable Tampa Bay Linebacker Cecil Johnson turns into a lethal hitter on the field and a deadly needler in the locker room

As a hitter Bell had distance, but mainly he strove to hit the ball into holes; he could hit a ball through the hole in a fence, or drag a bunt as if it were on a string in his hand.

And it's not just limited to the hitters, considering that Luis Severino fell off the wall and shattered into a million pieces last year, but the Yankees were capable of calmly rebuilding him, piece by piece.

He was moving into a hitters» park.

What if they can't take a hitter who strikes out in a third of his plate appearances and five times for every walk, then turn him into a long - term asset?

Making the Astros five percent better doesn't sound like a worthwhile goal when they're going to coast into the postseason, but baseball fans know that a five - percent difference can be the difference between a.250 hitter and a.300 hitter.