Tony La Russa revived the old pitcher-hits-eighth tactic Tuesday, and Brendan Ryan, the ninth-place hitter, started the winning rally. Almost as importantly (to us, at least), Ryan also happened to surpass former teammate and fellow shortstop Cesar Izturis for the most plate appearances as a non-pitching starter batting ninth (in non-DH games):
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