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During a game of last week's Mets-Padres Wild Card Series, a broadcaster noted that Josh Bell of San Diego had an 18-game hitting streak against New York. I'd never given any thought about hitting...
A triple is by far the rarest hit in Major League Baseball. This season, according to data at baseball-reference.com, there have been 0.13 triples per team per game. For comparison, there have...
A previous post documented games that the Cubs won when the final play was a hit by the opposing team, but the batter or a runner on the bases was retired. The Cubs have recorded 16 such wins...
"What followed was something I don’t think I’ve seen before," Al Yellon wrote in his recap of the Cubs' 6-3 win on Monday. "If that’s happened before, it’s got to be pretty rare -- a...
Last in a series of 4 posts .......... The Cubs haven't had much success in doubleheaders in recent seasons. From 2016-22, they are just 11-25 when playing twice in a day, including 1-7 this...