I agree completely that there's a better chance of scoring by swinging away than bunting, but I also agree with ken that that statistic takes into account every sacrifice bunt in history, regardless of situation. We talk a lot about sample size on here so consider this, aoki had a bad World Series, but during the season, which was about 10 times as many games as the postseason, he had one of the highest averages for a left handed hitter against left handed pitching, he may have had the highest, I'm not sure on that. Also, he hits for a higher average against lefties than righties, strange but true. Not to mention he rarely strikes out. I think you also have to consider this, we saw what aoki and Cain did, they made outs, if that remains the same, the royals would have to have had Escobar get on base somehow, and the probability of that happening against madbum has to be 25% or less. Maybe this doesn't even make sense, and I know some of what I've talked about is hindsight, but Don't you think that with a pitcher that dominant, you have to make use of every out. These are just a few thoughts, if you have time, let me know what you think.