He took baby steps last night. The single he hit was a nice shot up the middle, 104.4 off the bat. The liner that hit the pitcher also was hit squarely and up the middle. I know Statcast says 75 mph but I’m not sure I believe that. In any event, hit on the button. His final strikeout was aided by two called strikes that were outside the zone. He made a nice DP by snaring a liner and immediately firing to first to catch the runner off base; the runner would have been safe if Holliday had hesitated at all, but he showed excellent awareness there. I’ve been pretty hard on Holliday, but if he has a few more games like that one, the case for letting him stay in the majors improves.