Fowler had another 0 for 3 night, collecting a walk, scoring a run, and leaving 2 on base in the process.
Spin: While our alliterating headline is cute, Fowler's struggle streak isn't. He's hitless in his last 4 games, going 0 for 14 during that stretch, and dropping his batting average nearly 40 points. Critics are growing increasingly boisterous, suggesting his ailing hip could lead to a DL trip. What the critics don't realize, however, is that Fowler is simply fulfilling his end of a friendly bet with Pete Rose. You see, Fowler bet Rose that he could go on an O-fer streak without getting caught for betting on his own at-bats. The two, who met at the annual “Rose Reinstatement Rally,” initially chummed it up over Fowler’s rediscovered switch-hitting prowess. The talk got serious when Rose suggested the “friendly bet,” to which Fowler replied, “I’m in. How much?”
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