On 13 April, in the postgame interview Torey Lovullo said how many baserunners the Diamondbacks had in that game. Likely his words reflected that the number of baserunners is important. His words thrilled me because every game I have tracked what happened to the baserunners. It is important!
Background.
Three outcomes happen to baserunners. They are called out on the basepaths, they cross home plate to score, or they are left-on-base (LOB) at the end of innings.
Last season, things that led the Diamondbacks to scoring the most runs in the Majors were:
- 1811 baserunners (two sigma more than the 21-23 average).