Sentences with phrase «only leadoff»
Not exact matches
For St. Louis, the only question mark concerns leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal.
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Gardner went 0 - 4 with three strikeouts from the leadoff spot, and only three Yankees collected hits on the night — all singles.
He went 23 — 4 with a 2.07 ERA, won the pitching triple crown (wins, ERA and strikeouts), set a major league record with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, did not allow a home run in any of the 293 at bats against him with a runner on, permitted only three leadoff walks to score (he walked the first batter only six times in 213 1/3 innings) and struck out 37 % of all batters he faced.
The other guys will never be leadoff types, so you're pretty much only left with the option of switching Ender with Swanson.
He'd be a good leadoff fit on many teams; he's the only fit on the Angels.
Only six of his 200 plate appearances have come in the leadoff slot.