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- Updated: May 12, 2016
2:57 AM ET
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Stephen Piscotty wasn’t entirely sure what reliever Cam Bedrosian’s intentions were in the seventh inning Wednesday night.
On one hand, first base was vacant, there were two out and Bedrosian seemed fairly content to nibble at the margins of the strike zone. After he got ahead 1-2, Bedrosian bounced a slider in the dirt, then threw a 96-mph, shin-high fastball for a ball to make the count full.
Matt Holliday, who had homered the night before, was on deck, and pitchers rarely covet facing the most intimidating hitter in the St. Louis Cardinals’ lineup with multiple men on base.
Stephen Piscotty’s RBI single in the seventh inning Wednesday was his league-leading 17th hit with runners in scoring position. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi
So Piscotty, wondering what Bedrosian’s mindset was, narrowed his vision to the parameters of the strike zone. When Bedrosian hung a slider away, the second-year outfielder flipped it to right field to give the Cardinals a crucial insurance run in their 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
It was Piscotty’s 17th hit with a runner in scoring position, tops in the major leagues. Much like Holliday, who has 15 times more major league at-bats, or Matt Carpenter, who has six times as …
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