Saturday, June 6, 2009

Zito hits 80th

HBPs of note: June 6, 2009

Their were 14 Major League Baseball games last night, and in them 101 different pitchers threw 4,059 pitches. Only 6 of those pitches hit batters.

Barry Zito didn't hit anyone with the first 50 pitches he threw, but the 51st found the body of Jorge Cantu. That was Zito's 80th career hit batter.

Jamie Moyer hit a Juan Pierre with his 40th pitch of his outing yesterday, bringing his career total to 133. Moyer has been hitting batters since 1986.

Three of yesterday's 6 HBPs were recorded in the 7th inning.

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