Sentences with phrase «leadoff hitter for»

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.

Braves Atlanta lost its second baseman and leadoff hitter for the season when Quilvio Veras tore his right ACL on July 14.

It is, of course, silly to make Martin the leadoff hitter for the reasons you point out.

Right now the projected lineup over at Roster Resource has Troy Tulowitzki as the leadoff hitter for the Blue Jays.

Not exact matches

For St. Louis, the only question mark concerns leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal.

So, for now we have a solid contact hitter, w above average base running ability, and elite play in CF who can be a leadoff man if there is no other excellent choice (like today's lineup) or can be a fantastic setup man at # 8 for bunting over w the pitcher and having high average guys at 1/2 drive him in.

Look for New York — which has MVPcandidates in centerfielder Carlos Beltran and third baseman David Wright and ared - hot leadoff hitter in shortstop Jose Reyes — to cruise home, especially with26 of its final 33 games against teams with losing records.

Everybody at the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIs.

his hitting leadoff was mainly due to a lack of good options for the team during those years — or better said a lack of options for both # 1 and # 2 hitters.

Not bad for a leadoff hitter.

Santos, Cal's shortstop and leadoff hitter, was a big reason for that.