Hos wanting to speed the game up

dumb move by Hos....but oh well in a 7-0 game

A little too greedy there Hos.

LMAO Hos trying to pad his stats.

Umm, what are you doing Hoz?

Jose Reyes part deux.

I like the aggression.

.. but why?

Average? I'm talking .OPS

...and, again, Cain is probably leading baseball in converting that run from third with less than 2

So I'm still not understanding your point

Duncan can maybe chime in on this but it seems defensive ratings seem to penalize guys like Escobar who can get to balls that others cannot but might not make an out of that play?

Pad his stats. He's got the single, getting thrown out is meaningless in the context of this game.

Maybe Hosmer didn't want to stand out there in the heat.

No doubt, he's got plenty of other stats to tell us he is no Billy Butler! He's a good hitter but not an MVP.

Morales has a .954 OPS with men on base, Cain has a .855 OPS overall. Is exactly my point

I think with the new advancements in positioning it is hard (ish) to quantify.

Maybe not, maybe so

The difference between a a runner on first with no outs and second with no outs is huge in terms of scoring without getting a hit. With no outs or two outs, it's a decent gamble.