October 17, 2016

Unusual Ones

Both Carlos Santana of the Indians and Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays hit lead-off tonight. They both served in that capacity many times during the regular season, and it’s nice to see that managers are breaking out of the speedy second baseman/outfielder in the role. With bullpen usage and lead-off hitters, these teams are not just breaking the strategic mold, they are shattering it.

Carlos Santana scores the first run of the game as he walks, then with two out Mike Napoli hits a long drive to rightfield, and Jose Bautista dropped the ball as he was about to hit the wall. Napoli gets a double on the play.

Update: Jose Bautista strikes out looking on a pitch on the edge of the plate. It was clearly a strike.

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