ARLINGTON — The A’s have just 13 games left in the regular season, a potential wild card berth hangs between each one. But the ups, downs and uncertainty don’t phase this team much; many key players are just pacing even-keeled at extraordinary rates.
Here are three key statistics to keep an eye on as the regular season winds down.
Marcus Semien’s 111 runs.
Even though it determines who wins and loses a game, runs is a somewhat antiquated stat. Generally, it does little to contextualize an individual player’s isolated impact.
That isn’t necessarily the case for Semien, who ranks tied for third in the American League in runs…as a leadoff hitter.