JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — On the first night of Passover (4/18/2011), five Jewish batters split the defense like the Red Sea, batting a collective .650.
Every player had at least 2 hits, and each one saw his team win. Tampa Bay Rays OF Sam Fuld vaulted to first place in batting average among American Leaguers.
No word on how players of Egyptian descent performed.
Here is an overview of this special night for the Jews, player by player:
- Milwaukee Brewers LF Ryan Braun singled 3 times, walked once, hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th inning, and drove in 2 runs in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. For the season, Braun is batting .357 (10th in the National League) with 4 HRs and 11 RBIs. He is ranked 5th in the league both in on-base percentage (.471) and OPS (1.096), which combines on-base percentage with slugging percentage.
- Tampa Bay Rays OF Sam Fuld continued his red-hot streak, going a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, three singles, and yet another diving catch in a 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He leads the American League in batting average (.396) and has 1 HR and 5 RBIs. He ranks 1st in stolen bases (7), 5th both in on-base percentage (.431) and OPS (1.035), and 6th in slugging percentage (.604).
- Texas Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler (2B) doubled, tripled, and walked twice in a 7-1 triumph over the Los Angeles Angels. It was the best performance in weeks for Kinsler, who began the season like gangbusters but has been slumping. For the season, he is hitting just .196 with 4 HRs and 8 RBIs. Thanks to 12 walks, he has a solid on-base percentage of .357.
- Minnesota Twins 3B Danny Valencia singled and scored twice and drove in a run in a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. For the season, Valencia is hitting .236 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs.
- Boston Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis homered (see video), doubled, and drove in 2 runs in a 9-1 trouncing of the Toronto Blue Jays. Youkilis is batting .213 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. The aptly-named “Greek God of Walks” is tied for the league lead with 15 and is ranked 8th in on-base percentage (.422).
To mangle a phrase: Next year in the World Series!
| Player (position) | Team | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |
| 1 | Ryan Braun (LF) | Brewers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Sam Fuld (CF) | Rays | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ian Kinsler (2B) | Rangers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Valencia (3B) | Twins | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kevin Youkilis (3B) | Red Sox | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
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