Sanchez finding success in leadoff spot
Published 5/10/2008 by George Von Benko at Major League Baseball News
The first month of the season for Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez was certainly not to his liking. In April, he batted just .213 with no home runs and 10 RBIs. However, Sanchez has led off each of the past four games and has gone 9-for-17 (.529) with five RBIs and four runs scored.
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