Maybe someone can explain why Ben Zobrist, who has like three hits in the last month and is batting forty points south of the Mendoza line during that stretch, is batting cleanup. Other than that he is a Maddon favorite and batting a guy like that fourth is a favorite Maddon quirk.
So first inning, men on second and third, one out. Zobrist strikes out. Rally over.
Actually, like many others, I have never been a fan of Zobrist batting fourth even when he was playing well. Last year, batting behind Fowler, Bryant, and Rizzo, players who combined to a nearly .400 OBP, Zobrist drove in 76 runs. Compare that to Russell, who usually hit fifth and had nearly 100 RBI.
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