Important update: Season pace of 75.#pace https://t.co/xzdSJlolEO— Dave Campbell (@DaveCampbellAP) June 20, 2018
Every double helps, I guess.
Really, that scoring ruling changed nothing except Escobar's doubles count. It went from a single and error on Jackie Bradley Jr to a double and error on JBJ, since Escobar wound up at third. It doesn't affect anybody's ERA, batting average or even fielding percentage.
Escobar has played in 66 games so far this season and has had at least one double in 25 of them. His longest doubles streak is four (June 3-6, a span that includes an off day and, natch, a doubleheader).
I'm about ready to embrace his chances of getting this record.
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Joe Mauer was hit twice with pitches on Tuesday. They were his first two HBPs of the season. His career high is three, which is higher than I expected.
So I guess Mauer is now on pace for a career high in a statistical category.
Mauer is at 25 career HBP. This does not put him in the top 100 of active players. In comparison, Mike Trout (tied for 37th among active players) has been hit 58 times, Miguel Cabrera 60 and Carlos Gomez -- who does get under some people's skin -- 96.
The current career leader in HBP is Chase Utley with an even 200. That's a few bruises.
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