Sox-Rays 3: Varitek still no RBI in playoffs
Oct 13th, 2008 by Bill Burt
Jason Varitek’s one-out strikeout in the second inning continued struggles at the plate, striking out looking with men on second and third. Alex Cora flied out to end the rally after him.
Anyway, Varitek is hitting only .136 (3 for 22) with two runs scored and no RBI. What that means is if he comes up in a tight game in the eighth or ninth inning, he will be pinch hit for.
Even worse, Varitek was charged with a passed ball in the second inning with men on first and second and one out. Dioner Navarro then hit a grounder to second base, scoring Evan Longoria (walk). The run was unearned.
