Every week, emails from Dodgers Dugout newsletter readers ask why the Dodgers don't bunt more. The reason: Analytics developed over the last several years show that a bunt is a waste of an out. Long story short, research has shown that the odds of scoring a run with a runner on first and no out are greater than the odds of scoring a run with a runner on second and one out. But what about near the end of the game, when one run can mean the difference? Well, this was researched in 2002, and a similar conclusion was reached.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 12, 2018 20:52 UTC