[情報] Gomes getting job done with runners on
CINCINNATI -- Entering Friday's play, if he wanted to, Reds left fielder
Jonny Gomes could jump on top of the dugout railing and proclaim to the world
that he was the most clutch player in the National League.
Gomes wouldn't actually do that, but if he did, it would be a correct
statement. He came in batting .419 (13-for-31) with runners in scoring
position -- tied with Ryan Braun for best in the NL.
"I think that's why [general manager] Walt [Jocketty] brought me back, to
have a guy in this lineup that can do that," said Gomes, who had three homers
and 24 RBIs with RISP. "Later in my career, I actually value how important
that at-bat is with runners in scoring position, and with two outs. In the
past, I really didn't value that two-out RBI in the game."
With runners in scoring position and two outs, Gomes is batting .583
(7-for-12).
In 41 games, Gomes was batting .295 overall with six home runs and was second
on the team with 28 RBIs. He's batting .361 in May, which is best in the NL.
During Spring Training, Gomes said that manager Dusty Baker talked with him
about the importance of coming through in run-producing situations.
"You try to separate yourself, that's really what it is -- those RBIs, those
two-out RBIs, extending the inning, possibly getting that lineup rolled
over," Gomes said. "It's definitely something I'm really focused on."
It's one thing to focus, another to execute, which Gomes has done by
improving his pitch selection and paying attention to details like if first
base is open or who is hitting behind him.
"I'm really trying to put the whole sandwich together in that RBI situation,
where we are in the game," he said. "I'm really focused and learning that
it's not just another at-bat. I'm just trying to get that guy in."
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