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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1790635" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-corey-dickerson-has-top-mlb-average-since-all-star-break/article_aa03700b-4e19-568e-a018-0a2fc942b4d4.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p>PITTSBURGH — Baseball’s top hitter for average since the All-Star break? Why, Corey Dickerson, of course.</p><p>The Cardinals’ outfielder, an old-school type who guides the ball wherever it’s pitched and sometimes when it’s not even a strike, was hitting an even .400 at 38 for 95 since late July. He has been an integral part of the Cardinals’ lineup, especially against right-handed pitching, and has had a lot to do with the Cardinals winning 29 of their first 40 games since July 27.</p><p>“He does it differently than anybody I’ve seen,” said manager Oliver Marmol before Saturday night’s game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It’s just his ability to take a pitch that’s nowhere close to the zone and get (a) barrel on it. He’ll do it to all fields.</p><p></p><p>“Once he gets going, you can see how he hits for average (.290),” Marmol said. The prime example was Dickerson collecting 10 hits in succession in a recent series in Chicago.</p><p>Dickerson, 33, has kept himself in the lineup when he infrequently played in the first half because of a nagging calf injury and other players were performing better. He found himself in the prime spot of hitting in front of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado when he was moved to the No. 2 spot on Saturday.</p><p>President of baseball operations John Mozeliak signed Dickerson for $5 million, mostly to serve as a designated hitter. But Harrison Bader was hurt and then traded and both Tyler O’Neill and Dylan Carlson have been hurt.</p><p></p><p>“In an era where strikeouts are king,” said Mozeliak, “it’s nice to have somebody on your lineup who has the ability to put the ball in play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1790635, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-corey-dickerson-has-top-mlb-average-since-all-star-break/article_aa03700b-4e19-568e-a018-0a2fc942b4d4.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] PITTSBURGH — Baseball’s top hitter for average since the All-Star break? Why, Corey Dickerson, of course. The Cardinals’ outfielder, an old-school type who guides the ball wherever it’s pitched and sometimes when it’s not even a strike, was hitting an even .400 at 38 for 95 since late July. He has been an integral part of the Cardinals’ lineup, especially against right-handed pitching, and has had a lot to do with the Cardinals winning 29 of their first 40 games since July 27. “He does it differently than anybody I’ve seen,” said manager Oliver Marmol before Saturday night’s game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It’s just his ability to take a pitch that’s nowhere close to the zone and get (a) barrel on it. He’ll do it to all fields. “Once he gets going, you can see how he hits for average (.290),” Marmol said. The prime example was Dickerson collecting 10 hits in succession in a recent series in Chicago. Dickerson, 33, has kept himself in the lineup when he infrequently played in the first half because of a nagging calf injury and other players were performing better. He found himself in the prime spot of hitting in front of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado when he was moved to the No. 2 spot on Saturday. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak signed Dickerson for $5 million, mostly to serve as a designated hitter. But Harrison Bader was hurt and then traded and both Tyler O’Neill and Dylan Carlson have been hurt. “In an era where strikeouts are king,” said Mozeliak, “it’s nice to have somebody on your lineup who has the ability to put the ball in play. [/QUOTE]
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