Photo courtesy of Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports I was doing research for a piece on the difference in strikeout rates depending on whether there were runners in scoring position or if the bases were empty, and I was struck by a number that leaped off the page at me. In addition to the Cubs bucking […]
Day: May 21, 2015
Game Recap 39: Cubs 3 Padres 2
Photo courtesy of Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports Top Play (WPA): Tsuyoshi Wada cruised through the first three innings of his 2015 debut, striking out eight of the first ten batters he faced while working quickly and efficiently. In the fourth, he served up a one out single to Derek Norris (.035), and the Padres’ most […]