To get us a one-run lead gets you right back into the game for us, ... You don't have to be so fine as to throwing a ball around the plate. You can still be aggressive and make them hit the ball early.
Quotes about one-run (15 Quotes)
We won five one-run ball games at the end of the season. We were mentally tough enough at that point and that carried us ahead.
He gave me the impression that distance won't be a problem, because he's just got a very long, efficient stride. He got in a real comfortable rhythm, and when I asked, he really finished. It wasn't like a one-run sprinter who kind of has more speed involv
We've won three out of our four (conference) series, but unfortunately one bad weekend in league can hurt you. Two one-run losses and one big-series loss and we're still trying to recover from that.
Salt Lake scares me. They're not going to make mistakes that will keep them out of one-run games. I have a lot of respect for them.
We had several one-run losses. Had we been able to convert half of those into wins, we'd be in the playoffs right now.
We've played a ton of one-run games. I know we've won some of them, but it just feels like we've lost most of them.
We are winning the one-run ball games and especially the close games in the ninth inning and that's a boost. However, we need to learn how to hold leads a little bit better and make it easier for ourselves.
It seems that every win at this time of the season is big. When you're getting close to the end, you can kind of smell it. Today we played kind of weird baseball, but we got a great pitching performance from Pedro. And in a one-run game, anything can happen.
They were two great games...in four hours and 15 minutes. There was some great pitching on both sides. We we able to grind it out. We have to win those one-run games in order to get where we want to be.
That's a tough spot to put yourself into, with one of the best RBI guys ever. I wish he would have hit it a little harder. We might have had a chance to turn two. But Figgins made a nice play just to get the one out and keep it a one-run game.
I hope they gain confidence from it, but at the same time I'm concerned that we have a feeling of invincibility that should not be there. Eventually, you're going to be taken out in a one-run game. We need to get better at the plate.
It's really nice for our team to get another road win, especially after a tough one-run loss. It's another step in the right direction for us, no doubt.
We're a lot further ahead than we have been in recent years. The guys have been seeing a lot of tough situations. Being in one-run games has been very beneficial for us.
I can't really explain our success in this park. It's luck I guess. I know there have been a lot of one-run victories.