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Scoring runs is a bit about performing in RISP situations, but it’s more about creating them. The Cubs (tenth in R/G) are second in baseball in plate appearances with runners in scoring position, behind only the Pirates (sixth). The Brewers (third), Nationals (first), and Twins (ninth) round out the top five. If you keep generating these opportunities by getting runners into scoring position, you’re going to score runs, even when it doesn’t feel like it. At the bottom of the list in PA with RISP, you have the Padres (last in R/G), Phillies (25th), Mets (23rd), Rangers (26th), and Tigers (28th).
