"Blackmon had 203 hits, had scored 134 runs and racked up 373 total bases entering Monday’s game. The last center fielder to match those numbers? Yankees Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, in 1937."

I love Charlie Blackmon. But if only he had had one of those hits last night....He did put the wood to that ball (in the ninth) but the Marlins first baseman made a great play.

I'm sure they exist, but if stats emphasizing batting performance in clutch situations were to be emphasized, I'll bet the Rockies problems would be clearly illuminated. Of course, one big stat is RISP (runners in Scoring position. What about a similar statistic that also factors in the run differential at the time the AB and also perhaps, when in the game that it happens. That is ninth inning carried more weight than first.