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Weiss: Raburn just ‘a good hitter, period’
- Updated: May 17, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Outfielder Ryan Raburn’s .258 Spring Training batting average after he joined the Rockies in early March didn’t cause excitement, but manager Walt Weiss was paying attention to the important stuff beyond that single stat.
The right-handed-hitting Raburn earned an important part-time role through the quality of his at-bats. Raburn took a .353 batting average and .414 on-base percentage plus five home runs in 58 plate appearances into Tuesday night’s start against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. But Raburn’s biggest contribution has been as a pinch-hitter — 5-for-13 (.385) with a .467 OBP and two homers.
On Sunday, Raburn homered off Mets righty Jim Henderson in the bottom of the seventh to give the Rockies their fourth straight victory — 4-3. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first behind-to-ahead, pinch-hit homer in baseball this season.
“They told me pretty much if it’s going to be a big situation — guys on base, the run’s going to matter — the majority of time it’s going to be me up there,” Raburn said.
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