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Big Day with Bat: Talavera 6-for-7 Saturday, April 30th , 2050 Sapporo left fielder Santiago Talavera could do no wrong in his team's 18-4 win over the Better Mades, as he collected 6 hits. "Things were in his favor in every one of his at-bats," Better Mades skipper Gary McGraw said to the press corps after the game. "He got hitters' counts." Talavera agreed, saying that getting ahead early in the counts was "the key" to his game. "Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit," he said. "You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready." Santiago Talavera singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, singled in the 9th and singled in the 9th. So far in 2050 Talavera is batting .556 with no home runs, 3 RBIs and 5 runs scored. He has 10 hits in 18 at-bats and a .571 OBP. View Boxscore |
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