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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
Not really, though. The chance of scoring 1 run if you sacrifice the runner to 3rd only increase to 66.0% (1 out, runner on 3rd) - which, if a sacrifice is successful at an 85% rate pretty much makes it a break even proposition - and from there quite frankly teams do not squeeze bunt very often. There’s a reason why “scoring position” starts at 2nd, not 3rd: it’s very easy for a fast runner to score from either base on a base hit to the outfield, likely easier than normal if the batting team gets to choose their runner.
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2903 out of 4844 times (65%) in 2019 a player on second scored on a single
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