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Baseball requires a fair bit of luck.
Okay, all sports require a fair bit of luck. But baseball in particular requires a healthy dose of it. There are too many pieces that are simultaneously connected and disconnected, making variance a true doozy.
A single and a double aren’t related in the causality sense, but, when paired together, they usually create something magical and run-related. Get a little good fortune with your good baseballing, and you’ll get a good result.