April 26, 2003
Left On Base
In general, teams that leave a lot of men on base are teams that have good offenses. In order to leave men on base, you have to be able to get men on base, and that usually means you are scoring runs.
But the Reds today were ridiculous. They left 18 men on base. That's the highest in the NL this year (TB left 21 on base on April 1st). They were 1 for 15 with men in scoring position! That shouldn't be surprising, since they came into today with a .201 BA with men in scoring position, tied with Arizona for lowest in the majors. Despite all this, they scored 7 runs and won the game! The scored two on a HR with a man on first, two on fielder's choices, and two on bases loaded walks, including the run that won the game. Get men on, and you will score.
Posted by David Pinto at
06:21 PM
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