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Keeping it simple in any spot, Eaton has career night
- Updated: August 13, 2016
MIAMI — Adam Eaton finished an otherwise flawless Friday with a strikeout in the top of the eighth inning during a 4-2 White Sox victory over the Marlins.
As he walked back to the visitors’ dugout, a smiling White Sox manager Robin Ventura had one question for him.
“He said, ‘You had four hits today. Why didn’t you try to hit a home run?'” said Eaton with a laugh. “I told him that I’m not a three-hole hitter or a two-hole hitter, I have to get on base for the guys behind me.
“There was nobody out. He just shook his head and said, ‘You have to think three-hole hitter in that instance.’ I said, ‘No, no, no. I have to get on base for the guys behind me.'”
Eaton could be excused if his offensive focus gets a little discombobulated from time to time. As he did in Friday’s victory, he’s hit in the leadoff spot 79 times during the 2016 season, but he’s also batted second on 28 occasions and hit …
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