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Bats abandon Astros in Game 3

By Joe Morgan
ESPN Insider

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

I don't think I've ever seen a team play 14 innings and get two hits over an 11-inning stretch (both by the same player, Jason Lane) like the Houston Astros did in Game 3 of the World Series. The White Sox gave the Astros a lot of help by walking the leadoff hitter several times; but even then Houston never advanced the runner either by a sacrifice or a hit-and-run. It just shows that situational hitting is a lost art. Teams that understand that are the ones that play more consistent baseball. T ...

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