During the Braves blowout of the Pirates last night, Omar Infante was 3-for-5 to raise his average to .342. Right now, he is short of the 3.1 plate appearances per game to qualify for the batting title. He does have a chance to make it, but he will need to play every day and get at least 4 PAs per game to reach the necessary 502 PAs for the season.
Current: 407 PA 380 AB 130 H .342 AVG
The Braves have played 140 games, so Infante needs 434 PAs to qualify, so add 27 PAs/ABs to his total: 130 H/407 AB's = .319 average, which puts him 4th in the NL.
Last 30 team games: 138 PA 127 AB 44 H, so he is getting over 4 PAs per game.
22 games left, he needs at least 95 PAs which will consist of about 88 ABs. To catch NL hitting leader Carlos Gonzalez (.340), Infante needs 29 hits in those 88 ABs, or bat around .330 in more than 95 PAs.
This was just a quick calculation. Over the next few days, I hope to have a better calc on how Infante can win the NL batting title.
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