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The two teams showed why Kentwood is known as a hitter's park -- five players smacked home runs:

The Seattle Times 2011

The one thing Hernandez wants to work on in the bullpen, he said, was his inside fastball to left-handers, the one he throws at the hitter's front hip that backs up over the corner.

Michael Morse stays hot, Livan Hernandez labors, Ross Detwiler relieves 2011

It turned out, for example, that on-base percentages were more important than batting averages as an indicator of a hitter's effectiveness because a walk can also get a player on base.

Tom Fox: Using Data to Make Better Decisions in Your Agency Tom Fox 2011

It turned out, for example, that on-base percentages were more important than batting averages as an indicator of a hitter's effectiveness because a walk can also get a player on base.

Tom Fox: Using Data to Make Better Decisions in Your Agency Tom Fox 2011

By the time he takes the mound, he knows each hitter's tendencies in particular counts.

Capuano's Smart, but Not Too Smart Brian Costa 2011

If your strengths are the hitter's strengths, let the best man win.

Phils' Howard represents a tall order for opposition 2009

In two complex formulas used by baseball stats-obsessives for measuring a hitter's prowess, Mr. Vecsey notes, Stan the Man ranked behind only Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in one, and behind Cobb and Hank Aaron in the other.

Taking a Swing at Restoring a Legend Mark Lasswell 2011

Isolated power, or ISO, is an advanced metric that measures a hitter's raw power in terms of extra bases per at-bat.

Mets Focused on Fixing Bay's Swing Brian Costa 2011

It measures the percentage of a hitter's at-bats that end with what a scout classifies as a well-hit ball.

Bay's Slow Start Never Seems to End Brian Costa 2011

OPS is arguably the best measure of a hitter's productivity, and Duda's eclipses those of both David Wright and Jason Bay.

Tejada, Duda Fuel Mets in Win Over Atlanta Mike Sielski 2011