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Heroic Shrimp said:Wouldn't the lack of hits arguably go along with the high number of walks, though? I mean, if their pitchers are really avoiding the strike zone, for sure that leads to more walks, but wouldn't it also lead to less hits, for the lack of hittable pitches? Just like throwing nothing but strikes should lead to both more hits and more strikeouts.
Sort of. But that kind of assumes a lousy pitching staff. The best sort of pitch, after all, is one that's both going to be a strike and be near unhittable to boot. Of those four teams that have given up fewer hits than the Jays some, like the Rangers and Nationals who have really good pitching staffs, are both pretty good at not walking hitters as well.