Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 29, 2008
Low Scoring Sunday

So far, the Cardinals/Royals game stands out as the high scoring contest of the day. St. Louis took that game by a score of 9-6, beating out the battle of Ohio by one run. However, in the first fourteen games finished today, the teams scored just 94 runs, or 6.7 per game. Six game finished with five runs or less total, and the Rangers lead the Phillies 3-1 in the eighth. We'll see if the Chicago teams can bring the average up.

Update: The Rangers win 5-1 bringing the total for the day to 100 runs and leaving the average at 6.7. Ian Kinsler went 3 for 4 today with a triple. At age 26, he's coming into his own as a player. He currently sports a .377 OBA and a .534 slugging percentage.

The White Sox just took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth on a Carlos Quentin home run. He came into the game with his power waning in June (.435 slugging percentage this month through the 28th), but that home run ties him with Josh Hamilton for the AL lead in home runs.

Update: The White Sox sweep the Cubs at US Cellular Field, taking the last game 5-1. That's 106 runs in 16 games, or 6.6 runs per game today.

Correction: Sorry, there were 15 games played yesterday, not 16. That makes 7.1 runs per game.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:27 PM | Offense | TrackBack (0)
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Battle of Ohio?

Talk about not asking for help when you're lost! You missed your exit more than 400 miles ago...

Posted by: fareast at June 30, 2008 10:15 AM

Nope, David was on the right road map. The Battle of Ohio (in Cleveland) ended 9-5, one less run than the 9-6 Cardinals-Royals game.

Posted by: Casey Abell at June 30, 2008 11:06 AM
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