So batting 250 isn't great, but it's better than batting zero.
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Against batting practice meatballs, it's...well, batting practice sponsored by corporations.
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Since being moved to the second slot in the batting order June 20, Eaton is batting .
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Since being dropped down in the batting order after starting the season leading off, he is batting .
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Heisey took batting practice and threw Friday and was also on the field for batting practice Saturday.
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Since Stanton moved into the No. 2 spot in the batting order on May 23, he is batting .
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Robinson won baseball's batting triple crown in 19813, hitting 49 home runs, driving in 122 runs and batting .
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And the player behind him in the N.L. batting race is none other than Daniel Murphy, who is batting .335.
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Bird will start with tee and toss Tuesday, progress to the batting cage Wednesday and take batting practice Friday and Saturday.
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OF Yasmany Tomas (groin) ran the bases and took batting practice Saturday, and took batting practice in the indoor cages Sunday.
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Different sources quote different batting averages, but it seems safe to suggest Irvin won two batting titles with averages around .400.
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He also won the batting triple crown in 1956, leading the majors in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in.
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C Tony Wolters took batting practice in the indoor batting cage for the first time since he suffered a concussion May 21.
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Norris led Bowman on a tour of the stadium and gave him a batting lesson in the batting cages under the stadium.
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If anybody has a vested interest in the future of batting stances, it would be Ryness, the Batting Stance Guy, YouTube phenomenon, author, speaker, entertainer and faithful practitioner of what he calls "the least marketable skill in America": imitating batting stances.
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Turner hit balls off a tee Sunday and took batting practice against live pitching in the indoor batting cage before the Monday game.
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What if there were a statistic as easy to understand as batting average that accounted for the things that batting average does not?
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The Cardinals did not take batting practice Wednesday, and Holliday did not hit in the indoor batting cage after doing so Monday and Tuesday.
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But Lagares' thumb grew sore, and he could not close his glove around his hand, following a pre-batting practice session in the batting cages.
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Not counting pitching changes, Chicago has averaged 4.4 changes to its batting order between each game, and the starting batting order has changed every game.
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Coming into the game, the Yankees ranked 13th out of 15 A.L. teams in batting average in a situation that should favor the hitters, batting just .
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Red second baseman Scooter Gennett, trying to catch Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich for the National League batting title, went 26-for-20 and is batting .230.
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I was pulling on my batting gloves and heading to the batting cages along the first base line when I heard the crack of a rifle shot.
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Wendy Williams isn't batting an eyelash about rumors regarding her husband allegedly having a baby with another woman ... but she is batting her ring finger at photogs.
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During the regular season, the Red Sox led the league in runs scored, batting average, batting average with runners in scoring position and several other statistical categories.
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He was the first American League catcher to win multiple batting titles; it is not the case that "no catcher had won multiple batting titles" until Mauer did.
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"If a guy's on-base and his batting average are relatively close, I think the batting average will eventually come back to a more normal position," Maddon said.
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At issue: the possible hits he could take in the media for going to a Red Sox batting practice session but not going to a Mets batting practice.
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Later in the morning, Frazier worked out in the indoor batting cages, then took batting practice on the field before heading to Clearwater for an exhibition game against Philadelphia.
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The hitting streak — during which Freeman is batting .
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Then he walked to the batting cage and practiced his bunts and hit towering batting-practice home runs that sent the bleacher rats to sprinting and yelping and tossing elbows.
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Machado, who declined to appeal the suspension, is batting .
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NOTES: Detroit 1B Miguel Cabrera entered Wednesday's game batting .
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In 45 games with the Mariners, Gordon is batting .
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In 25 games for the Sounds, Ladendorf is batting .
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Schwarber's batting average for the season had dipped to .
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Adrianza, who missed the past 10 games, is batting .
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Choo has appeared in 33 games and is batting .
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He performed his best after the trade, batting near .
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Over his last 13 home games, he is batting .
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San Diego recalled OF Alex Dickerson, who was batting .
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He is in a stretch where he is batting .
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Segura would be leading the league in batting at .
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Hill has been on a roll in May, batting .
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Holland has experienced issues retiring Cano, who is batting .
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He also scored two runs and is now batting .
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Nava appeared in eight games for the Angels, batting .
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In 23 career games against the A's, he's batting .
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Within three seasons, he was a genuine star, batting .
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Gamel would be the major league batting leader at .
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"I always am myself," said Gomez, who is batting .
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Primarily a left fielder this season, Pearce is batting .
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Prado has always hit well against the Phillies, batting .
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This year, he is having a career year, batting .
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Posey has appeared in 86 games and is batting .
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Angels CF Mike Trout has hit Hernandez well, batting .
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A UC Irvine product, the second baseman was batting .
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Braun is off to his usual solid start, batting .
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In 43 games against the Yankees, he is batting .
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Kelly, a utility player who entered the game batting .
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Since joining the majors in 2013, Arenado is batting .
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Collins, who had been seeing spot duty, was batting .
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Almonte has appeared in 33 games and is batting .
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Murphy, leading the National League batting race with a .
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The American League's leading hitter, who is now batting .
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When he has four days' rest, hitters are batting .
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Over his last 26 games overall, Mercer is batting .
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Rodriguez is in an 0 for 603 slump, batting .
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Reynolds, 34, who was signed last month, was batting .
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Diamondbacks LF Yasmany Tomas homered Tuesday and is batting .
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Pence is starting to heat up again after batting .
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Sanchez endured a disappointing season in 2018, batting just .
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It looks and works a lot like batting average: .
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Yelich, who was given the strikeout, entered Tuesday batting .
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Two innings later, Judge, who entered the game batting .
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Polanco, 2157, enjoyed a career year in 22016, batting .
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Playing third base, he set career bests by batting .
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Carter has been a disappointment at the plate, batting .
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In 53 games for the Orioles, Alvarez is batting .
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Bandy has four homers in August and is batting .
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Manager Mike Scioscia plans to periodically get Pujols, batting .
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Arcia has reached base in nine straight games, batting .
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Ngoepe signed with Pittsburgh in 2008 and was batting .
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Matt Kemp finished with three hits and is batting .
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Ramos is off to a good start offensively, batting .
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The struggling Fielder, who came into the game batting .
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He has struggled against the slider and is batting .
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And Shamsky thrived in that platoon in 1969, batting .
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Herrera played in 39 games before the incident, batting .
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Travis has appeared in eight games this season, batting .
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This is why power hitters like George Springer and Mike Trout are batting first or second in the batting order, and why bunts and stolen bases have mostly fallen out of favor.
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He lost himself daily in his routine during spring training, heading to the batting cages and repeating the same drills: from a tee, then tosses, followed by machines and live batting practice.
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He also puts on his own daily home run derby in batting practice, belting the servings of Danilo Valiente, the Yankees' batting practice pitcher, into the stands for the entertainment of early arrivals.
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Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, batting leadoff for the second time in his life and for the second straight game, provided a spark, going 2370-for-221 and raising his batting average to .231.
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NeNe Leakes is batting back at reports of tax drama.
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They're 303th in batting average with runners in scoring position.
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Fielder has been in a season-long slump, batting just .
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Justin Turner raised his batting average to an NL-best .
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In 22 games with the Yankees, he is batting just .
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The players are just coming out now for batting practice.
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Teixeira is now batting righty, by far his stronger side.
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Revere, Rendon and Espinosa entered Thursday batting a collective .202.
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The rain and uneven pitches made the batting less spectacular.
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Morrison is red hot after a very slow start, batting .
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His batting average has climbed from a season low of .
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Mets SS Amed Rosario, the organization's top prospect, is batting .
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He took batting practice with the Mariners before Saturday's game.
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In his last 257 games against the Phils, he's batting .
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That included designated hitter Albert Pujols, who is batting just .
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In eight games this year, Peralta is batting just .120.
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He has 18 hits in his last 10 games, batting .
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Santana, 19, led the Kingsport Mets (Rookie level) in batting (.
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In nine games against Houston this season, Cano is batting .
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He also had a single and is now batting .304.
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Trout leads the majors with 23 homers and is batting .
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Trout leads the majors with 23 homers and is batting .
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However, Judge ended 2016 with a lackluster batting average of .
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In 17 games against Miami this season, Freeman is batting .
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So on balance, he doesn't have a great batting average.
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In 2921 games in the second half, Blackmon is batting .
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"We have an almost 100% batting average once they're here."
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But the Venezuelan native has placated his detractors by batting .
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And she disappears Ayoola's dead boyfriends without batting an eye.
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CF Dexter Fowler took batting practice on the field Saturday.
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They&aposve averaged 8.0 runs in that span while batting .
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Jones, batting ninth, hit his fifth homer of the season.
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He won his first batting crown in 2006 with a .
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Springer, the 2017 World Series Most Valuable Player, is batting .
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In 37 Triple-A games this season, Castillo is batting .
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Rivera played for the White Sox from 1952-61, batting .
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Robertson gave SS Adeiny Hechavarria a night off, batting ninth.
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Arcia scored twice and Yelich ran his batting average to .
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Plouffe was designated for assignment by Oakland Thursday after batting .
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He has 13 hits in his past nine games, batting .
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Batting against him is typically an exercise in physical discomfort.
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Gonzalez has reached base safely in 28 consecutive starts, batting .
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Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez homered Friday and is batting .
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He singled in the sixth after batting for Stephen Vogt.
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In 65 career games at Coors Field, Beltre is batting .
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He's appeared in 124 games this season (92 starts), batting .
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He's on a 5-game hit streak and he's batting .
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After a hot start, Garcia's batting average had dropped to .
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But back in Milwaukee, he's a completely different hitter, batting .
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Gonzalez was designated for assignment on June 25 after batting .
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He has a six-game hitting streak, He is batting .
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He has hit in three straight games and is batting .
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Solarte's batting average had tailed off to a season low .
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Rivera won the Pacific Coast League batting title with a .
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In college, she'd down whiskey shots and discuss batting averages.
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LF Jayson Werth took a day to rest despite batting .
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Third baseman Turner has a league-best batting average of .
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Mike Schmidt was known for having an unusual batting stance.
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Tigers DH Victor Martinez, who homered twice Sunday, is batting .
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Biting, swiping, or batting your hand away with their paw.
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That improves their defense and gives Hicks, who is batting .
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He went 0 for 4 Saturday and is batting .254.
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White Sox manager Rick Renteria said Cabrera, who is batting .
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Wacha could throw a live batting practice session on Monday.
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Herrera had just won the Texas League batting title, at .
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It hasn't been just about batting for the Royal Challengers.
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INF Nick Castellanos entered Tuesday with a batting average of .
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When he did return his batting average was well below .
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"It's not necessarily the batting or the bowling," he said.
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Guyer has appeared in 21 games for the Indians, batting .
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That means the Electoral College is batting 2628 for 28500.
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However, the Cubs' team batting average dipped 16 points to .
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He has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games, batting .
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He has appeared in 83 major league games, batting .325.
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"It's something I can manage," said Cruz, who is batting .
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Lamb has been one of the Diamondbacks hottest hitters, batting .
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He didn't take batting practice Monday but did so Tuesday.
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"We're moving in the right direction," Judge, who is batting .
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The batting average combines success and failure in one measure.
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LeMahieu, contending for the NL batting average title, has hit .
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Phillips remained red hot at the plate and is batting .
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C Manny Pina is one of only four catchers batting .
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The Nationals entered Friday with a team batting average of .
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He has been batting leadoff for about the last week.
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So far, the stories focus on batting practice home runs.
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Turner has the highest batting average in the NL at .
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Manager Craig Counsell said that Santana's improved production — he's batting .
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He entered the contest with a career batting average of .
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He has hit safely in 15 of those games, batting .
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A part-time starter, he went into Sunday's game batting .
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He also drove in 20 runs in April while batting .
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In seven games against Houston this season, Cano is batting .
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Charlie Blackmon ranks fourth in the NL in batting at .
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We were batting around ideas for something to write about.
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He has also played quite well at Fenway Park, batting .
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Their regular No. 2 hitter is Segura, who is batting .
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The man nicknamed "Sho-Time" had a batting average of .
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He then performed well in the Arizona Fall League, batting .
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India's batting coach Vikram Rathour was rather dismissive about it.
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Entering Friday's game, the left-handed hitting Ohtani was batting .
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Jameson Fisher, batting second, then laced a double to center.
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Justin Turner homered and singled, raising his batting average to .
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Reyes, 34, showed Rosario, 43, where the batting cages were.
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His batting average on balls in play, or B.A.B.I.P., is .
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Their hitters have done well in capitalizing on chances, batting .
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Desmond has feasted at Globe Life Park, where he's batting .
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Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, who entered the series batting .
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"We're batting a thousand against the Trump administration," Becerra said.
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The hot streak has Belt's batting average up to .306.
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Alonso has enjoyed the road this season; he is batting .
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Since being called up on May 13, Joseph is batting .
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He posted yet another All-Star performance in 2016 — batting .
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He's had four stints with the Reds this season batting .
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Broxton played in 29 games for the Brewers, batting just .
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Tebow spent the 2018 season at Double-A Binghamton, batting .
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Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus saw his batting average dip below .
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A company's "containment rate" is like its A.I. batting average.
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In five career games at Miller Park, Arenado is batting .
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Chuckling and batting away objects also begins around this age.
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Or Moll Flanders, a zaftig Lillian Gish batting her eyelids?
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J. C. Martin was the backup catcher in 13, batting .
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That's not even an acceptable batting average for a pitcher.
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Hicks, a switch-hitter, got his 26th home run of the season batting left-handed off the Orioles' starter, David Hess, in the second inning, and stroked the winner batting right-handed against Fry.
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Altuve, a first-time recipient of the honor, led the AL in batting average, hits and on-base percentage last month and set a franchise record for batting average in June (minimum 75 plate appearances).
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Rodriguez is hitless in his last 19 at-bats is batting .
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With Jose Iglesias batting, Hicks got picked off third by Shields.
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Jhonny Peralta is 4-for-9 in the series and batting .
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Batting for the same dietary team as Natalie Portman and Gandhi.
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Profar's highest career batting average in any minor league season is .
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He now has three straight multi-hit games and is batting .
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Albies had a double among his two hits and is batting .
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The three-time All-Star saw his batting average drop to .
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Fowler is off to a slow start this season, batting .221.
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Vogt scored two runs and raised his batting average to .268.
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Seth Smith, batting second, stepped in for Aoki in left field.
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He leads the Reds in hits (54) and batting average (.355).
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He entered Sunday fourth in the NL in the batting race.
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That's the fifth homer of the year for Saunders, who's batting .
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Playing primarily as a backup to Eric Thames, Aguilar is batting .
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Lamb extended his hitting streak to 10 games and is batting .
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Thus far this year, comic book filmmakers are batting a thousand.
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Desmond is 4-for-9 in the series and is batting .
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After the first 37 games of the season, he was batting .
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Gennett leads the Brewers in batting, hits (7), and RBI (5).
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"He was vomiting right after batting practice," manager Bud Black said.
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SS Francisco Lindor singled in Thursday's first inning and is batting .
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Dozier has recorded a hit in 47 of 50 games, batting .
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And he may not be the team's best batting-practice pitcher.
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Greg Garcia got the call at third base Tuesday, batting eighth.
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He leads the team in batting average and on-base percentage.
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Moya has played 63 games with the Tigers this season, batting .
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Valencia went 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .
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Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy, currently batting a major league-best .
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Tigers C James McCann had three hits Sunday and is batting .
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Colorado RF Carlos Gonzalez had two hits Friday and is batting .
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My cat spent a few minutes batting it with his paw.
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This weekend, Sanchez has been catching, taking batting practice and running.
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Lucroy has been a beast at Miller Park this season, batting .
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It was his eighth homer this season, and Vargas is batting .
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"It's been an up-and-down year," said Schwarber, who's batting .
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Taylor, who went 1-for-4 in Monday's loss, is batting .
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Arraez finished 43-for-24 to increase his batting average to .
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Castillo has been one of the Orioles' most productive hitters, batting .
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Judge is off to a slow start and is batting .133.
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Kinsler has hits in 12 of his past 14 games, batting .
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Marlins CF Christian Yelich collected two hits Friday and is batting .
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He hasn't had much success against the Tigers this season, batting .
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In 24.54 games in the minors this season, Nicholas is batting .
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Peraza has eight multi-hit games this month and is batting .
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With one game left in the month, Votto is batting exactly .
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Dekker played 55 games for the Nationals in 2015 and batting .
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Right fielder Gregory Polanco doubled Wednesday for Pittsburgh and is batting .
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Blanco reported soreness in the knee after taking batting practice Tuesday.
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He leads American League catchers with eight doubles and is batting .
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In Lamet's seven starts this year, right-handed hitters are batting .
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CF Byron Buxton raised his batting average to a season-best .
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Simmons hit safely in the final 10 games of 2015, batting .
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The Cubs rookie, in his first major league callup, was batting .
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OF Andre Ethier is taking batting practice and jogging in Arizona.
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LeMahieu has hit in 24.64 of his past 25 games, batting .
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The All-Star third baseman has had a frustrating year, batting .
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Segura had debuted with the Brewers in 2013, batting .294/.329/.
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Harrison has hits in 13 of his last 17 games, batting .
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He has hits in 18 of his past 21 games, batting .
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Springer has posted four consecutive multi-hit games and is batting .
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And he seems to like Independence Day, as Segura is batting .
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Still, the team is hopeful Rickard could take batting practice Saturday.
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Zimmerman had three hits Saturday, including a homer, and is batting .
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Hillary's campaign team clearly is weary of batting down this issue.
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Gonzalez finished 3-for-4 with a run and is batting .
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Things changed immediately the second time through the Dodgers' batting order.
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O'Neill, 27, has appeared in 225 games for St. Louis, batting .
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Since Alex Rodriguez went on the disabled list, Beltran is batting .
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Nava went 22-for-2412 against the A's and is batting .
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He made three rehab appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett and batting .
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AL MVP candidate Altuve won the league's batting title after hitting .
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Teixeira has been swinging the bat reasonably well right-handed — batting .
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Gennett has recorded three consecutive multi-hit games and is batting .
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Simmons raised his average 75 points since that date by batting .
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Dickerson led off the game with a double and is batting .
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Ohtani is batting third against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
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His batting average during that span ranks third in the majors.
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"No regrets," General Manager Brian Cashman insisted before batting practice Tuesday.
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Lester, who entered the game with a lifetime batting average of .
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Even AAA baseball players tend to have a better batting average.
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Mariners 1B Danny Valencia, expected to platoon with Alonso, is batting .
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Splitting time between first base and third base, Sandoval is batting .
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Despite the homers, Santana's career batting average against Verlander is just .
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Profar is coming off his best season as a pro, batting .
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SpaceX began 2018 the way it ended 2017: Batting a thousand.
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He made the trip to Detroit and took batting practice Thursday.
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In August, De Aza skidded again, dropping his batting average to .
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In seven games since the All-Star break, Conforto is batting .
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He was in the Miracle's lineup, batting second and playing shortstop.
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In his last five games against the Indians, he is batting .
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Catcher Kurt Suzuki finished 3-for-33 Friday and is batting .
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Seager has reached base safely in his last nine games, batting .
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If you hang out at the batting cages, time moves forward.
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As far as albums go, they were batting damn near 1.000.
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He has reached safely in seven straight games and is batting .
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In 14 games for the Royals this season, Orlando is batting .
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And I can pitch batting practice to my (youth) team now.
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He scored his 267th run of the season and is batting .
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Myers is riding a five-game hitting streak and is batting .
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Batting the ball back and forth felt great, but why bother?
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In his past 15 games against the Rockies, Turner is batting .
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A batting helmet, sure, because it's got some weight to it.
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Ozuna had four hits, matching his career high, and is batting .
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That can especially be said for Miguel Sano, who is batting .
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The first hitter he faced, Billy Goodman, was batting over .300.
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He went 2-for-6 in the game and is batting .
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And despite his overall batting average this season, he did hit .
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Their established star is first baseman Freddie Freeman, who is batting .
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He spent part of the 2018 season with the Twins, batting .
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"It doesn't make any difference to me batting eighth," Chambliss said.
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He has since worn a batting helmet with a protective shield.
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Secondary average looks and works a lot like batting average does.
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Beaty, 26, who made his debut on April 30, is batting .
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Since the day Sanchez was initially hurt, Stanton has been batting .
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He retired as a player with a career batting average of .
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And Boston's batting average against him in those games is .224.
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He had the best year of his 10-year career, batting .
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Romine was 1 for 2 with a walk and is batting .
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Clouds like thick cotton batting hung without irony over Sun Mountain.
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Colon, 23, got just 2224 at-bats with the Marlins, batting .
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The 30-year-old Venezuelan's heroics boosted his batting average to .
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Children learned arithmetic by calculating player batting averages, Mr. Sanders said.
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The Mercer University product then took batting practice with the Mariners.
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He singled as a pinch-hitter Thursday and is now batting .
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During his streak, which began July 14, 2013, Pedroia is batting .
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But in the version delivered to Riggleman, Cabrera was batting second.
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Why was Bruce the victim despite batting in his correct spot?
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His batting average, his ambition, his hopes: all is in flux.
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Joe Girardi said Bird has looked "really good" in batting practice.
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The All-Star game's two-time Most Valuable Player is batting .
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Cabrera, who had appeared in every game this season, is batting .
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Lind, who went 1-for-4 with a run, is batting .
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Mr. Kirby is batting right-handed; Mr. Crystal is hitting leftie.
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Franco already has 10 hits in five games this month, batting .
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Diaz has hit in eight of his past 10 games, batting .
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One of the many things we look at during batting practice.
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With T.J. Rivera batting, Baez and Rosario pulled a double steal.
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Bauers played in 96 games for the Rays in 2018, batting .
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Bird, who originally hurt the ankle in spring training, is batting .
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Seven of those have come at Miller Park, where he's batting .
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The National League's Rookie of the Year for 2008 is batting .
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He led the American League in home runs (44), batting average (.
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Manager Bob Melvin said Pinder deserved some playing time after batting .
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In two stints with the Mets this season, Kelly is batting .
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Light-hitting Blue Jays shortstop Ryan Goins entered the series batting .
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The reigning American League MVP has enjoyed success versus Cleveland, batting .
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Since being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, Puig is batting .
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With a hit in every game this season, he is batting .
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Tebow has hit safely in 11 straight games and is batting .
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Flores was 6-for-9 in the twinbill and is batting .
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I was batting around ideas with my lead cameraman, Joel Shapiro.
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Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .
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Thanks to January's error, Floyd was now batting out of order.
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Andrus has never finished a season with a batting average higher than .
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Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes went 4-for-6 on Friday after batting .
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He has hit safely in 19 of the last 3083 games, batting .
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I got him in the batting cages a couple of days ago.
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In 227 career major league games, Ceciliani is batting .221/.22/.29.
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Mauer has gotten off to a good start this season; he's batting .
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The home run was his 11th of the season and he's batting .
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Gomez has hit safely in 12 of 15 games and is batting .
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He has a 22.89-game hitting streak against the AL West, batting .
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Almora got the call in the outfield for Game 1 after batting .
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Adrian Beltre had two of the Rangers' three hits and is batting .
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He played in 131 games for the Blue Jays in 2016, batting .
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He made his sixth start in left field Tuesday and is batting .
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Batting, he looks like he's never conducted a second of video study.
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Lovullo's decision to scrap batting practice in 22008-degree heat paid off.
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Bogaerts ranks second in the majors with 114 hits and is batting .
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It's only his second time this season batting anywhere higher than sixth.
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Well, Trout has been absurd through 20163 MLB seasons so far ... batting .
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Trout went 23-for-22 and raised his batting average to .217.
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Shaw has been one of Milwaukee's most consistent hitters this season, batting .
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She takes him to a batting cage until he wears himself out.
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Villar has reached in all five games this season and is batting .
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"It's almost like facing a knuckleballer," Banister said about batting against Weaver.
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Simmons took batting practice before Wednesday night's game against the Seattle Mariners.
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The Dodgers took batting practice to recorded music selected by DJ Severe.
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We'll increase his total pitch number before he throws live batting practice.
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He's batting 20-for-30 with five home runs during that stretch.
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Kipnis was 2-for-3 with a walk Thursday and is batting .
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Tebow warmed up by swatting a few home runs in batting practice.
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Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu is second in the batting race at .
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Cano recorded two hits on Tuesday to improve his batting average to .
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He has hit safely in 4.313 of his last 24.31 games, batting .
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Before going on the field, Bird took swings in the batting cage.
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Healy has hit safely in nine of his past 11 games, batting .
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Baltimore 3B Manny Machado homered in the opener but is batting just .
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First baseman Freddie Freeman finished with two hits Friday and is batting .
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Hoying has spent the rest of the year at Round Rock, batting .
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But so far, in the US, Apple is batting zero for three.
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Flores has hit safely in eight of his past 221 games, batting .
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He struck out in the eighth against Nick Vincent and is batting .
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Baltimore C-DH Matt Wieters had two hits Friday and is batting .
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Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson, the reigning American League MVP, is batting .
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Mercer, has hit safely in five of his last six games, batting .
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Arcia also scored three runs and upped his batting average to .235.
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Both runners scored when Hank Conger, who entered the game batting just .
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Acquired from Minnesota early in the season, the switch-hitter is batting .
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Vogt, an American League All-Star the past two seasons, is batting .
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In 33 games at Globe Life Park, Seager is now batting .323.
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Josh Bell homered and doubled for the Pirates and he is batting .
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Trout struck out four times in Wednesday's loss and is batting just .
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He appeared in 46 games in the rookie-level Arizona League, batting .
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RF Lonnie Chisenhall (concussion) was reinstated and in the lineup, batting eighth.
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He spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Tacoma, batting .
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It was like learning baseball from a fellow who was batting .400.
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He has five hits in the last two games and is batting .
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If all goes well, he could begin taking batting practice next week.
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He singled off the Green Monster against righty Heath Hembre and batting .
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Freeman has a five-game hitting streak in which he is batting .
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Lopez, who was batting second for the Royals on Tuesday, was hitting .
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He took batting practice Sunday, and later walked as a pinch-hitter.
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Off to a hot start, the 27-year-old Astudillo is batting .
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In his past 10 games, the Brewers' top prospect is batting just .
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He finished 3-for-5, raising his batting average in May to .
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Perez played in 29 games with the Brewers last year, batting .21.
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It was an encouraging performance from Headley, who entered Saturday's game batting .
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Martin was 1-for-4 on the game and is batting .219.
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In 10 games since returning from the disabled list, he is batting .
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CF Leonys Martin (hamstring) was taking early batting practice before Tuesday's game.
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Alfaro finished 23-for-4 with the three RBIs while batting ninth.
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Three of them played in the 1930s, when batting average was cheap.
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Rivera was one of the Brewers' better performers in spring training, batting .
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Three of those games have come in May, as he is batting .
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In 2100, he won a controversial batting title, leading the NL at .
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Fowler, who went 1-for-5 and scored a run, is batting .
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What Francoeur did have were a tremendous start (shades of Pendleton), batting .
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Werth was injured while batting against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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Scooter Gennett is off to a blistering start for the Brewers, batting .
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Chris Davis' hitless streak is finally over, but he's still batting just .
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First baseman Yuli Gurriel was voted Player of the Month after batting .
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First baseman Yordan Alvarez was named Rookie of the Month after batting .
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Gamel has hit safely in 25 of his past 26 games, batting .
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Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner had cooled off Conforto, who finished April batting .
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Alvarez, 21983, fit in well with the Astros' powerful lineup by batting .
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In baseball, however, clear explanations for teamwide batting slumps are often elusive.
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Sogard is having the best year of his nine-year career, batting .
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Perez played in 90 games with the Brewers last year, batting .270.
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He has hit safely in 23 of his last 14 games, batting .
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In his last 22 games, he has raised his batting average from .
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Washington's Danny Espinosa, named the NL Player of the Week after batting .
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As of early August last year, his batting average stood at .13.
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Bellinger has hit safely in eight of the last 27.13 games, batting .
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He has hit well since being moved to the leadoff spot, batting .
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Renfroe has gone 6-for-18 since his batting average bottomed at .
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Cleveland 1B Edwin Encarnacion has boosted his batting average 33 points to .
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It was the first day of July, and Suzuki, 0003, was batting .
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Peralta, 34, was placed on the 15-day D.L. He is batting .
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He played collegiately at the University of Kansas as an outfielder, batting .
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Jones hit a solo home run off Scherzer and now is batting .
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Leadoff hitter Chris Taylor contributed a run-scoring double and is batting .
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He hit 473 home runs and drove in 111 runs while batting .
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But right handers batting left turned out to be even more successful.
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Teixeira took batting practice and ran the bases the last two days.
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In 55 games with Buffalo this season, he is batting .303/.364/.
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The next inning, with the Red Sox batting, the bullpen phone rang.
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More conventionally, players are more likely to change batting gloves or bats.
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The desperate Cubs entered the game with a team batting average of .
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Correa did take batting practice and fielded ground balls before Wednesday's game.
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Piscotty leads the team with nine RBI this season and is batting .
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He also improved his batting average against Milwaukee RHP Wily Peralta to .
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Conforto, who was the Mets' lone All-Star Game representative, is batting .
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LeMahieu is one point ahead of Murphy in the NL batting race.
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A free agent at the end of the season, Bautista is batting .
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Again, Raju, Tareq and Ashekin, the three batting pillars, came rumbling back.
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But it feels much colder, like Javier Baez's World Series batting average.
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Think of the scorecard as the batting average for a baseball player.
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Difo then scored on a wild pitch by Eovaldi with Scherzer batting.
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He went 2-for-4 and raised his batting average to .344.
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In 211, he played 33 games for the Texas Rangers, batting .178.
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He was scratched from the original lineup, where he was batting fourth.
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In 2524 games for Biloxi this year, he is batting .22/.345/.
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Pittsburgh is 3-4 against left-handed starters this season and batting .
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Seager has hit safely in 13 of the past 15 games, batting .
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The Yankees are 3-2 in his starts and opponents are batting .
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He posted his third straight multi-hit game, and he is batting .
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During his 13-game hitting streak against the Astros, Cano is batting .
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Turner has hit safely in 17 of his past 19 games, batting .
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Naquin, batting for OF Collin Cowgill, struck out against RHP Junichi Tazawa.
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Batting leadoff, he scored a run and lifted his average to .292.
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It was Yankee Stadium in Queens, and the team batting last understood.
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A small gesture, a way of batting the eyelashes, a smile-sneer.
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And batting the switch-hitter Neil Walker and Gardner in the Nos.
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Ms. Goldin and her friends began batting around ideas for future pamphleteering.
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He imitated batting stances, pitching motions and other mannerisms on his broadcasts.
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He made a smooth transition from third base to first while batting .
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Gary observed that the Mets' home batting average had dropped to just .
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They do get bailed out by Jalen Hill batting down a pass.
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His batting average against when facing the lineup the third time is .
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Through the window I watch that sparrow the cat keeps batting around.
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Kendrick has nine runs batted in this postseason and is batting .215.
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Blackmon, who went 22-for-22 with a stolen base, is batting .
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Hicks said he is close to taking batting practice on the field.
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After the 85033 election, how is anyone batting an eye at this?
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He finished with one home run and one RBI while batting .171.
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Perez went 0-for-383 Friday but came into the game batting .
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Chicago RF Avisail Garcia (sprained thumb) took batting practice on Friday. 3.
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He has now hit safely in eight straight starts and is batting .
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The 23-year-old outfielder raised his batting average to a stellar .
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In 66 games this season, the 26-year-old Bryant is batting .
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Andrus has 11 RBIs in the hitting streak and is batting .462.
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In the first three games of the road trip, Rizzo is batting .
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During batting practice this week, d'Arnaud has also flashed an improved swing.
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Worse, he has struggled in his primary role, with left-handers batting .
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But since appearing in the All-Star Game, he has foundered, batting .
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But since the All-Star Game Judge's batting average has dropped to .
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It is a decal on the back of football and batting helmets.
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His old, uphill swing was good for batting practice, but inconsistent thereafter.
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Rizzo was named NL Player of the Week on Monday after batting .
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In his four years in the minors, Tebow's batting average is just .
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The struggling left-handed hitter Alex Gordon, who entered the game batting .
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Zimmerman has hit safely in 10 of his past 11 games, batting .
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Over his last 41 outings, Arcia has raised his batting average from .
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In 17 games this February and March through Sunday, he was batting .
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Eric Hosmer hit one of those homers on Sunday and is batting .
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Pillar, who began Sunday leading the American League in hits, is batting .
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Kansas City SS Alcides Escobar had three hits Wednesday and is batting .
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In 15 games since coming off the disabled list, he is batting .
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There is no timetable for a return for Duda, who is batting .
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Rizzo also had a walk and improved his batting average to .260.
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During his torrid stretch at Kauffman Stadium, Cain is batting .412. 2.
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He has reached base in his past 14 starts and is batting .
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He carries three 12-ounce bottles out to batting practice with him.
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For which team did he have the highest cumulative batting average (.298)?
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Russell Baker's batting average was a lot higher than that, for sure.
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Only three teams had a lower batting average than the Mets' .114.
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That's where Batting Average on Balls in Play, or BABIP comes in.
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Moon retired after the 1965 season with a career batting average of .
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And that's when I ran around the batting cage, where at least I was obscured by the blue plastic that goes up about four feet high to stop foul balls from hitting other people around the batting cage.
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While Aquino failed to homer for a third straight game, he's still batting .
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Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon, who leads the majors with 119 hits, is batting .
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He has just one hit in his past six games and is batting .
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Bradley was promoted from Triple-A Columbus prior to the game after batting .
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But these only reward a team's bowling prowess, not its batting or fielding.
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Moss has a hit in a season-long five games and his batting .
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It was the second straight multi-hit game for Davis, who is batting .
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Freeman has hit safely in 19 of his past 20 games, batting .379.
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Mets 2B Neil Walker is 4-for-9 in the series and batting .
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Cabrera initially was batting leadoff and playing left field for the White Sox.
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Manager John Gibbons said a neck problem can affect both throwing and batting.
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That's the second most homers he's hit batting right-handed in his career.
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Cleveland SS Francisco Lindor recorded three hits in Game 1 and is batting .
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He leads the major leagues in batting average from the No. 9 slot.
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Wilson, batting ninth in the order, singled up the middle for an RBI.
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It would be the fifth All-Star appearance for Pedroia, who is batting .
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He appeared in 226 games for San Diego in 2015, batting .166/.215/.
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He finished the game 210-for-4 with two strikeouts and is batting .
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The rookie was with Houston earlier this season, playing 53 games while batting .
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One man on the field at Nationals Park during batting practice could relate.
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Pence made his fourth All-Star team and first since 2014 while batting .
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Ramirez, who made his major league debut on May 229, is batting .211.
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Suarez, batting sixth, had three hits including a two-run homer on Wednesday.
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NOTES: Both teams entered Sunday's game with the American League's lowest batting averages.
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Reddick has homered in consecutive games at Minute Maid Park and is batting .
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SS Corey Seager, who missed several games with a hamstring strain, is batting .
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Santana has homers in three of his last five games and is batting .
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RK: We were batting around different titles, and I always admired Cable Cowboy.
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Altuve has reached base safely in 223 straight road games and is batting .
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Center fielder Buddy Reed is a projected first-round draft pick after batting .
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Brewers C Jonathan Lucroy has battered the Braves in 25 career games, batting .
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New York DH Matt Holliday made the last out Sunday and is batting .
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Gamel, who went 2-for-4 on Wednesday against the Royals, is batting .
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Baltimore SS Tim Beckham, who belted his 20th homer on Saturday, is batting .
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SS Adam Rosales has hits in 11 of his past 13 games, batting .
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But he was 1-for-17 after the All-Star break and batting .
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Since posting consecutive multi-hit games on June 22-23, Polanco is batting .
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OF Jackie Bradley Jr. was dropped to ninth in the batting order Saturday.
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"It's dangerous up there," Matheny said of the top of the batting order.
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Taylor Swift's "Welcome to New York" played as Tampa Bay began batting practice.
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Votto is 7-for-9 in the last two games and is batting .
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Angels RF Kole Calhoun belted a two-run homer Saturday and is batting .
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Despite a 1-for-5 effort in the opener, Dozier is still batting .
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Kang, 2543, has been sidelined with a left side strain and is batting .
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Astudillo is 247-for-226 at the plate this month and is batting .
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Carrera, who played in both right and left fields on Tuesday, is batting .
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Baltimore's season has followed a similar storyline with star Manny Machado batting just .
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We had Chuck Fleischman, he was around the batting cage with me; Sen.
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He had a double in three at-bats Thursday and is batting .480.
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New York players were still taking batting practice when the game was postponed.
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Eight of his last nine have been at home, where he is batting .
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He has had multiple hits in 13 of his past 16 games, batting .
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Altherr has been the Phillies' best hitter of late, and he is batting .
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Charles Barkley's batting stroke (LW: NR) It's like having a stroke, all right.
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Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a double on Friday and is batting .
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About 250,2300 firefighters are batting 4003 different fires across the state, CalFire said.
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Over his last 18 games, Gamel has scored 21 runs and is batting .
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He has also appeared in 26 games for the Royals this season, batting .
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Gordon has hit safely in four straight games, but is still batting only .
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Three everyday players — Walker, Jose Reyes and Curtis Granderson — are batting below .200.
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Travis started the season slowly but had a strong May, batting .23/.23/.
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Chicago 2B Brett Lawrie went 1-for-5 on Saturday and is batting .
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He's expected to return to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
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He was 0-for-2 with a walk on Thursday and is batting .
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It sounds bad because we're conditioned to judge hitters by their batting average.
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On Monday, he did some running and took swings in the batting cage.
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He leads all NL shortstops in batting average, on-base and slugging percentage.
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Do not be surprised, however, if most matches are exhibitions in shoddy batting.
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Two back-to-back meltdowns for India's batting on home turf defy logic.
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He finished the game 1-for-7 with a walk and is batting .
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Krejci actually scored one for each team, batting Cogliano's goal into the net.
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He has given up an unusually high batting average on balls in play — .
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Sorry, but no batting average is high enough to warrant blocking J.Lo's light.
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Rodriguez wasn't taking early batting practice and launching home runs into the seats.
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His condition didn't improve and pregame batting practice was "difficult," according to Molitor.
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Before his neck surgery, he coached Little League teams and gave batting lessons.
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Jacoby Ellsbury, the leadoff batter, also went 0 for 4 and is batting .
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He has reached in 210 straight and 214 of last 19 starts, batting .
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In 96 career at-bats against his hometown Marlins, he is batting .344.
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Entering Tuesday, the Mets had the lowest batting average in the majors (.185).
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It was unclear how much Rodriguez might help, considering he was batting just .
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Ellis, who spent his entire nine-year career with the Dodgers, is batting .
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Cano, who is 5-for-10 over the past two games, is batting .
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Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez finished 3-for-5 on Friday and is batting .
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He finished 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and is batting .
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They also had the most total bases and the highest team batting average.
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As the practice spread, batting champions were crowned and earned-run averages calculated.
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Above, nuns got some batting tips from Indians outfielder Rocky Colavito in 1959.
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Despite going hitless in his final two games at Colorado, Myers is batting .
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Pujols, who got the day off on Monday and entered the contest batting .
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Shaw has been one of the Brewers' more consistent players this season, batting .
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During batting practice before Monday's game, Conforto tracked down fly balls from center.
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In 33 games this season, the 34-year-old is batting .243/.387/.
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He had been superb on five days' rest, limiting opponents' batting average to .
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He has hit in 14 of his last 16 games and is batting .
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Houston 2B Jose Altuve had a three-run homer Monday and is batting .
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Young returned to the lineup on Monday, batting seventh and playing left field.
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While Escobar's batting average is impressive, Chicago's Avisail Garcia owns an AL-best .
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"Skyscraper" stands tall enough to bring Johnson's recent batting average back to .500.
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Ramirez, who made his major league debut on May 23, is batting .220.
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Alonso, Oakland's only representative at the All-Star Game on Tuesday, is batting .
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So a double-take is a natural reaction to this season's batting average: .
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Washington first baseman Ryan Zimmerman entered the game with a batting average of .
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Los Angeles 3B Justin Turner went 2-for-5 Saturday and is batting .
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He has the fifth-highest batting average among active players against the Diamondbacks.
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