ATLANTA – Carlos Santana has just eight hits in his first 59 at-bats to register the third lowest batting average in the National League. It has been nearly two weeks since Santana’s last multi-hit game and his extra base hit came on April 9.
The common statistics say Santana is having a rough start to his first season with the Phillies. But the team believes otherwise.
“Unluckiest start in baseball,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “He’s squaring the baseball up. He’s still walking. He’s still having great at-bats. From our perspective, Carlos is having a great start to the season.