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6/13 Mariners (Batista) v. CUBS (Marshall) WGN 7:05pm CST

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BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Pie blooped a single to center field

Pie caught stealing, 2-4

Lee singled to right field

Floyd flied out to center field

DeRosa walked , Lee to second

Theriot grounded to shortstop , safe on a throwing error, E6,Lee to third, DeRosa to second

Fontenot singled to right field , Lee & DeRosa scored, Theriot to second

K Hill grounded out to first, 3-1

 

2 runs 3 hits 1 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Seattle         0 1 0 0 0                      1  4  2
CUBS            0 0 1 0 2                      3  7  0

 

Home runs:

Seattle: Sexson (10)

CUBS: none

 

Seattle        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Batista       5.0  7  3  1  4  3  0  86

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marshall      5.0  4  1  1  0  1  1  52

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Good thing Pie got thrown out there. We wouldn't have wanted a run there or anything.

 

you cant assume the same things would've happened...

 

right, but when the leadoff runner gets on base, the average number of runs scored in an inning goes from .461 to .813 (76% higher). Plus coming up are the best hitters in the lineup. When there are one or two outs, maybe it's more imperative to get a runner on second so he can score on a single. But Pie getting out there made it significantly less likely that the Cubs would put runs on the board that inning. The potential reward doesn't outweigh the risk.

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Just a thought. But do the Cubs teach their minor leaguers that when a pitcher is in a jam the first pitch to a batter will generally be a pitcher's pitch and not a hitter's pitch? Both Fontenot and Hill swung at the first pitch and hit them weakly, although Fontenot's went foul.
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ahh two things i like...john mayer and mike fontenot

 

Ben Folds isn't exactly chopped liver.

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Good thing Pie got thrown out there. We wouldn't have wanted a run there or anything.

 

you cant assume the same things would've happened...

 

right, but when the leadoff runner gets on base, the average number of runs scored in an inning goes from .461 to .813 (76% higher). Plus coming up are the best hitters in the lineup. When there are one or two outs, maybe it's more imperative to get a runner on second so he can score on a single. But Pie getting out there made it significantly less likely that the Cubs would put runs on the board that inning. The potential reward doesn't outweigh the risk.

 

oh i completely understand, and i'm not advocating stealing in front of the big boppers, i'm just saying it's hard to say the same sequence of events would've occurred.

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