batting average
Example Sentences
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However, five years ago a new version of the Kookaburra ball was introduced to Australian cricket, with consequences to batting averages and the length of Test matches.
From BBC
He added a key insurance run with an RBI single in the eighth, raising his batting average to a season high of .315.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s holding hitters to a .174 batting average and a .339 slugging percentage with the splitter, the lowest figures of any of his offerings.
From Seattle Times
Schwarber has kept going deep from the top of the order, even as his batting average has hovered under .200 for most of the season.
From Washington Times
He cut down on his strikeouts and increased his contact rate, helping him enter Sunday with a .321 batting average in his previous 26 games.
From Los Angeles Times
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