AboutPatrick Clevenger Expertise I know a lot about the rules of the game, most of the players (especially more recently), and I try to memorize the World Series winners, from at least 1970 on.
Experience Huge fan of the sport.
Education/Credentials Nothing related to baseball, everything I learned I learned by watching the game, playing the game, and ESPN.
Question how is a sacrifice scored if a hitter flys out and a runner(s) advance not necessarily to home or is it just a fly out if scored as a flyout why does a pitcher get credit with a sac bunt that does not hurt his batting avg when the runner does not advance home
Answer If the batter flies out, and the runner advances a base, but does not score, it is just scored a fly-out and the runner advances a base. It would be the same if a batter grounds out, and any other runner advances a base (including scoring a run). I've wondered why it is that way when you can bunt someone over without hurting your batting average, but can't do the same with a fly ball.
