CHICAGO -- How many swings would Andrew Miller the hitter need to notch a base hit against Andrew Miller the pitcher?
Take a hitter with four career big-league hits in 72 at-bats (.056 batting average) and pit him against a pitcher who has racked up 15 sterling, scoreless innings this postseason.
Advantage: pitcher, obviously.
Terry Francona has summoned Miller to the mound with frequency in October. On Friday night at Wrigley Field, he nearly directed the reliever to the batter's box.
Miller hasn't registered a plate appearance since 2011, but there he stood, in the top of the seventh inning of Game 3 of the World Series, near the on-deck circle.