Leody Taveras Steals Fifth Base Of Season
2 years agoTexas Rangers outfielder Leody Taveras went 1-for-2 with a run scored, a walk and his fifth stolen base of the season in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves. Taveras has been pretty much lights-out so far in the month of May to raise his season slash line to a strong .297/.357/.416 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run, 13 RBI, five steals and 17 runs scored in 113 plate appearances over 29 games played. In 13 games so far this month, he's gone 19-for-47 (.404) with three doubles, a round-tripper, eight RBI and four stolen bases in 13 games. The numbers speak for themselves, but it would be nice if Taveras was hitting higher in Texas' batting order. If he continues to rake, we'll probably see him move up.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com