Joe Torre's Batted Pitcher Eighth Six Times (He's 2-4)

Count Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre as an occasional convert to Cardinals manager Tony La Russa’s strategy of hitting the pitcher eighth and a position player ninth. Juan Pierre, a leadoff man much of his career, has been used in the ninth spot sometimes, as he was on Sunday but Torre noted tonight that La Russa may not be doing that much anynore,

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