Tag: Ryan Garko

Kwan since IL return

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In 11 games since returning from the IL, is batting .535. Not only is it an impressive performance immediately following an IL stint, its the the third highest batting average in a single-season 11-game span for Cleveland since 1994.

Here’s the leaderboard in that span with a minimum of 40 PA and excluding overlapping streaks:

Justice’s 1997 season appears on here twice. It was two separate streaks with no overlapping games, one in May and another in August.

Kwan with Bases Loaded

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Steven Kwan went 5-11 with the bases loaded last season, with a two singles, a double, triple and grand slam. He’s the 10th player in franchise history to hit for the cycle with the bases loaded in a single season.

The others:

Three-Pitch Strikeouts

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Only 11.3% of Carlos Santana‘s strikeouts were on three pitches, the team’s lowest rate dating back to 2000.

Here’s the top six, among players with at least 200 total strikeouts in that span:

, 11.3%
Jim Thome, 12.4%
Travis Hafner, 12.5%
Ryan Garko, 12.8%
Travis Fryman, 12.9%
Matt LaPorta, 13.0%