How often does a pinch runner score?
For the Cubs, in the Modern Era, the answer is 29.3 percent of the time, according to my analysis of data and play-by-play at baseball-reference.com, plus.
pinch hitter for clayton kershaw. crawford hitting .308, four homers, five doubles, a triple. .388 on base percentage. and crawford as has seen affeldt. affeldt of course, has had american league experience in his career. one time with the kansas city royals and carl crawford 2 for 6 lifetime against him. giants had a real hard time getting crawford out in that season opening series in l.a. that s in there for a strike. mike: stay on that inside corner. crawford likes to get extended. jon: hit a little bit better against lefties this year than against righties. .33 against left-handed pitching. just off the inside down around the knees for a one-ball, one-strike count. mike: he likes that ball away. and most lefties you face in the big leagues you re going to see breaking balls away. jon: ethier the possible go-ahead run at second with two down. stays in the infield. there s the throw. safe. and crawford a very fast runner, and he s supposed to be hurting a little bit