Bostonist: Sports Redux: "The bottom line is they stunk." - Hank Steinbrenner

MJG

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:21:02 -0500

This would have been more accurate: "The second baseman went 3 for 5 last night, scored three times and drove in four runs." In the box score, the 3 in the runs column refers to how many times Pedroia crossed the plate.

JocelynCeleste

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:04:48 -0500

Please forward any corrections to my editors, thank you for reading!

ustreetgirl

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:59:12 -0500

They're two separate statistics, RBIs versus runs scored. definition for RBIs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_batted_in definition for runs (aka runs scored): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_(baseball) you just have your wording wrong, please fix it.

JocelynCeleste

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:57:59 -0500

to me it's the same. haha sorry!

ustreetgirl

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:54:50 -0500

I'm sorry you got it wrong, he himself SCORED three runs (in three separate occasions, including the grand slam as well as in the first off of Bay's double and in the fifth off of Bay's sac fly), but he drove in four, all off of the grand slam. That's just not what the sentence you have written says - driving and scoring are two different things.

JocelynCeleste

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:40:59 -0500

I'm fully aware how many runs score in a grand slam. As I said before, read the box score.

Pawtucket Pat

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:36:57 -0500

lol, what are you talking about Jocelyn? Pedroia had 4 RBIs, which means he drove in 4 runs. He SCORED 3 runs, which means he crossed homeplate himself 3 times in addition to the 4 people he directly caused to cross homeplate. Either you worded the initial sentence in question incorrectly, meaning to say he scored 3 runs instead of driving in 3 runs (although you actually said 'driving 3 runs' which doesn't actually mean anything), or you are just plain wrong. Your rebuttal made no sense. You get credit for a run and RBI on any homerun, plus RBIs for however many people were on base.

JocelynCeleste

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:02:47 -0500

true - but if you read the box score, there's a sections for runs AND rbi's. the 3 people on base scored on his home run(not including him) and they count as 3 runs.

ustreetgirl

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:44:05 -0500

Sorry to get on you guys, but if Pedroia hit a grand slam he would by definition have 4 RBIs, you know because he drove the 3 guys on base plus himself home....