Over the past few months, we’ve seen baseball pundits bemoan the game’s increased reliance on the three true outcomes: strikeouts, walks, and home runs. With homers leaving the park at a record pace and pitchers striking out more batters than ever, some wonder if a game with fewer balls put into play would be less exciting for the fans.
Friday’s matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles showed us that baseball is doing just fine. Justin Upton hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning to give the Tigers a 5-2 win over Baltimore.