Mariners are 4 hits out of 43 ABs against Stanek career. .093 avg. Maybe it's the 9 walks https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/33301/ryne-stanek
Would much rather lose in a non walk off fashion if we do. Good there’s only one guy on for Rodriguez
https://www.baseballprospectus.com/...g-the-zone-do-shadows-affect-postseason-play/ Outside of a few quick blips in the strikeout trend, there’s nothing here to suggest hitters struggle as the sun sets in the late afternoon. Even though this model doesn’t identify the intensity of the sun or cloud cover overhead, changes in strikeout and walk rates should have emerged in the chart if resounding effects were real. So even when the sun’s position is factored into the equation, it’s clear that pronounced effects of shadows on ball-tracking ability aren’t present in the data. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1561892/FULLTEXT01.pdf The main finding of this study is that there was no significant difference in the outcome of plate appearances when the shadow was and was not present. This finding is not in line with current opinions of Major League Baseball and its players, coaches, or broadcasters (Bally Sports Arizona, 2021; Branch, 2009; Major League Baseball, 2021; New York Times, Redbirdrant, 2009).
