Charlie Blackmon finished Monday night’s game against the D-backs with four hits, increasing his season batting average to .484 over 16 games. MLB’s Thomas Harding breaks down the odds of Blackmon finishing the season going .400 at the plate.
Blackmon is batting to become the first batting-title qualifier to finish a season with a .400 average or better since Hall of Famer Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Harding brings in MLB’s Senior Data Architect, Tom Tango to determine the odds for us.
Here are some key factors:
1. Blackmon probably won’t play in the Rockies remaining 44 games.