Masataka Yoshida was named the American League Player of the Week.
In six games, Yoshida batted .480/.519/.800 for a 1.319 OPS. Two doubles, two home runs, eight runs batted in. Zero strikeouts. In fact, he has not swung at and missed a single pitch in May.
Of the 90 pitches he has seen this month:
Called strike 23
Swinging strike 0
Ball 36
Foul 5 Hit by pitch 1
In play, out 13
In play, hit 12
Yoshida leads the Red Sox in average (.321), getting on base (.403), and is second in slugging (.536). He has the team's best OPS (.939). And his hitting streak is currently at 16 games.
The Red Sox (21-15) are in Atlanta (24-11) tonight.
As if on cue, in his second at-bat tonight, Yoshida swings and misses three times.
ReplyDeleteAs if on cue, Yoshida goes 0-for-5.
ReplyDeleteAnd we enter into the books, another case of the Commentators Curse !!!
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