Martinez and Tomko hit batters
HBPs of note: September 8, 2009
Or is it HBPs of note: July 10, 1998? That was the last time Pedro Martinez and Brett Tomko hit batters on the same day. Pedro hit Rafael Palmeiro and Tomko hit Andy Fox - one of Fox's 18 plunks that year, to set a Diamondbacks single season record which still stands. But yesterday, Pedro hit Willie Harris for his 138th career plunk thrown and his first since August 26, 2008. Pedro had gone more than a year without hitting a batter - his longest plunk-free stretch since throwing his first HBP on May 16, 1993 (when he hit Steve Finley). Tomko hadn't hit anyone since August 2, 2007, but he hit AJ Pierzynski yesterday, who had been up to 458 plate appearances with no plunks this season. That plunkless streak was uncharacteristic for Pierzynski, since he's now been hit 86 times in his career.
3 of yesterday's 7 HBPs were thrown in the 9th inning.
Labels: HBPs of note
posted by pbr @ 9/09/2009 06:08:00 AM
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