the meaning of "do damage" in baseball context

What does do damage mean in the baseball context as in the following excerpt from the Japan Times?

[Tanaka and Kikuchi] are a formidable combination at the top of the order, each able to do damage with their bats and their legs. As if that wasn’t enough, they’re all very good fielders as well.

Solution 1:

It's pretty common to hear "damage" used nonliterally like this in sports (at least it is in the US), but unfortunately I can't find the relevant definition in any of the dictionaries I checked.

It's essentially a metaphor. The offense attacks, meaning:

to move forward and try to score goals or win points
Brazil began to attack more in the second half of the match.
_Longman

When their attack is successful, they do damage, or score.