Stat Of The Night: Selective Swiping
by Kyle Lobner on May 2, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
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PrintRyan Braun led off the fourth inning of tonight's game with a single, then stole second with Prince Fielder batting. Normally you wouldn't want runners risking outs with one of baseball's best sluggers at the plate, but it's hard to make a case against Braun stealing because when he goes he's almost certain to be safe.
Braun is 4-for-4 stealing bases in 2011, and went 14-for-17 last season. Among players who have been successful in at least six out of seven attempts, only five major leaguers have stolen more bases than Braun since Opening Day 2010:
| Player | SB | CS | % |
| Coco Crisp | 40 | 5 | 88.9% |
| Ben Zobrist | 29 | 3 | 90.6% |
| Denard Span | 28 | 4 | 87.5% |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 25 | 3 | 89.3% |
| Jimmy Rollins | 22 | 2 | 91.7% |
* - All those stats were entering tonight.
It's worth noting that Carlos Gomez isn't far from making this list too. He's 26-for-30 since Opening Day 2010.
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It was a good time to steal
Braun had a huge lead and the pitcher completely ignored him. He left on the first pitch and took them by surprise. It was a good time for him to be aggressive. Macha would not have been happy.
What confused me is why Braun took off from third when McGehee hit that ground ball. Why didn’t Ed Sedar stop him? I mean, if the only play is at first that makes sense, but the infield was in and the ball was hit to the left.
by gffjenks on May 2, 2011 11:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Gomez finds other ways to make outs on the basepaths.
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati
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26 | 20 | .565 | 0 | Won 1 |
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St. Louis
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25 | 22 | .531 | 1.5 | Lost 3 |
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Houston
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22 | 24 | .478 | 4 | Lost 1 |
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Pittsburgh
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22 | 24 | .478 | 4 | Won 2 |
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Milwaukee
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19 | 27 | .413 | 7 | Lost 1 |
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Chicago
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15 | 31 | .326 | 11 | Lost 11 |
(updated 5.27.2012 at 12:11 PM CDT)
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