But the poor clutch hitting has contributed greatly to the Yankees' middling record (45-42) and their stretch of five losses in six games.
None of that, though, has seemed enough to stop a fall, one driven by a mix of injuries, poor clutch hitting, a lack of speed and a couple of tenacious, if unglamorous, rivals in the Rays and the Orioles.
PREDICTION Dolphins 21, Raiders 17 SUNDAY 4 05 P.M. Kansas City Chiefs (7-6) at Denver Broncos (7-6) A promising season for Denver has disintegrated into tough losses and poor clutch performances.
Pujols entered the game 2 for 16, but came through with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a go-ahead single through the left side in the seventh.... Host Florida overcame a night of poor clutch hitting when Donnie Murphy delivered a bases-loaded, two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Washington, 3-2.
In contrast, you have a beautiful, sad, poor little girl clutching a crude wooden doll in a 1959 photograph by Korda, who would go on to become Mr. Castro's personal photographer.
Among men like Delmore Schwartz, McCarthy was roundly condemned as the vamp who had Rahv, the poor fool, in her clutches.
In Bangladesh, by contrast, it is estimated to reach some two-thirds of potential borrowers.One reason India has lagged, oddly, is the determination of its post-independence rulers to free poor farmers from the clutches of local moneylenders.
Late clutches have poor survival rates, possibly due to chicks getting dehydrated on hot days as the year progresses or being eaten by wedge-tailed eagles.
The worst performers are a clutch of poor countries, with Haiti bringing up the rear.
