His goal was a reward for his persistence as well as his intelligent running and ability to hold up the ball.
Michael Cuddyer and Todd Helton followed with hard singles to put runners at the corners and Kuroda's wild pitch sent Helton to second but Cuddyer had to hold up when the ball caromed off the backstop and back to catcher Chris Stewart.
Kuroda's wild pitch sent Helton to second but Cuddyer had to hold up when the ball caromed off the backstop and back to catcher Chris Stewart.
If the wind was against you, the ball would hold up allowing it to drop on the green and stop it rolling through.
"Greg Abbott's back to square one, he needs an out-and-out striker, there's no-one there with experience who can hold the ball up and lead the line, " said Cassidy.
Rovers started with Nikola Kalinic as the lone striker and the Croat, competing against the considerable presence of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, struggled to hold the ball up.
His mobility maybe isn't so great, but he's working hard, trying to hold the ball up and link the team, but it's been disappointment after disappointment for him, and he's not happy with it.
"Craig's going to hold the ball up, get on the end of crosses and bring other players into the game, but don't get him to chase a 50-yard through-ball, " he said.
He is an all-round striker - he can hold the ball up well, he is strong and he has a good touch - but the thing that stands out is his finishing.
Paton and Steven MacLean did their best to hold the ball up when they received it in forward positions, but too often they found themselves lacking in midfield support and suffering from nervy distribution by defenders Ifil and Zander Diamond.
The home side were also denied the chance to build up any sustained pressure as the Baggies used their passing ability to hold on to the ball and take the sting out of a United side who have now dropped 10 points so far this season.
Twice Cristiano Ronaldo tried his luck from long range with free-kicks, and on the second occasion Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas could not hold on to the ball and Gerard Pique had to mop up.
"We slipped up against New Zealand and Fiji and know we have to keep hold of the ball in the second half of games, " said Edwards.
Up front, English striker Danny Cadamarteri has the physique and the nous to hold the ball in, which should compliment the pace and alertness of teenager David Goodwillie, who could be set to make the transition from a bright young thing to a goalscoring star.
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