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vs. MARINERS, 7/01

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survivedc Major Leaguer

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For real though, can anyone explain to me why Davis looks at so many strike 3's that are perfectly good pitches? I feel like I kinda sorta understand baseball, but this makes no sense to me.

For most batters it seems to happen when they are fooled...maybe he's just selling out for a certain pitch and hopes for a ball if it's something else?

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For most batters it seems to happen when they are fooled...maybe he's just selling out for a certain pitch and hopes for a ball if it's something else?

That makes sense, but even when you're fooled you at least try to foul it off when you know it's a strike. He doesn't even flinch.

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For real though, can anyone explain to me why Davis looks at so many strike 3's that are perfectly good pitches? I feel like I kinda sorta understand baseball, but this makes no sense to me.

He has a very high walk rate and strike out rate. I think sometimes he feels the walk coming and ends up with the other.

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Gausman is fortunate that the M's big load makes Wieters look like Carl Lewis - not sure how a runner on 2nd doesn't score on an average-speed grounder up the middle that creeps into the outfield. Nice job by the G-Man to get out of the 4th with a lead.

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