February 26th, 2008, 09:27 PM
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Here's the #'s from last year when the Cards batted the pitcher in the 8th slot per the following article today - Notes: La Russa to bat pitcher eighth - Skipper wants speed and on-base skills at the bottom of lineup By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
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the Cardinals did score more runs when the pitcher was batting eighth last season. They scored 4.34 runs per game during the season's first 106 games, and after the switch was made, they averaged 4.64 runs per game.
More specifically, both the No. 8 and No. 9 spots performed more effectively. Cardinals pitchers hit .191 with a .217 on-base percentage and a .242 slugging percentage during the time they were ninth in the lineup. After La Russa changed tactics, pitchers put up a line of .210/.248/.240.
No. 8 hitters before the switch hit .263/.316/.338, while after the switch, No. 9 hitters hit .265/.321/.388.
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