base hit

The visitors were in the last chance saloon when Soto led off with a base hit, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was driven in by Giancarlo Stanton to make it 4-2.

“I saw more intent to hit the ball flat, to get base hits versus just the uppercut to elevate the baseball.”

“I knew with a base hit, I could tie the ballgame.”

“You charged every base hit like you were a shortstop,” Scully told the former center fielder.

Smith doubled leading off the fourth and scored on Pages’ base hit.