c/baseball · by Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world · 1yThe fact that Nico Hoerner isn't in the "top performers" for yesterday's game is a crime 4 points · 5 comments · view on lemmy.world
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superduperpirate@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I’m looking at the box score, and he went 2 for 3 plus a walk, an RBI, scored, and was part of a double play. All in all a pretty good day.
Was there something he did spectacularly well that wasn’t captured in the box score?
unthawed@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 1y
The double play was an infield fly rule play where he let it drop and then picked off the lead runner.
Then he got into a pickle between first and second which lead to the winning run and no outs.
Both of those plays were fun watching. Not something you see every day.
superduperpirate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Impressive indeed to find yourself in a pickle and not get tagged out!
And yeah it’s weird that the starting pitcher for the losing team got a top performer slot when he didn’t even finish 5 innings.
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Exactly. The box score doesn’t really capture how much of an impact he had on that game.
dhork@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I understand striking out 8 in 4.2 innings is a big deal, but can a starter really be a "top performer" if he can't pitch 5 innings (and his team ends up losing the game?)