There is only one playoff spot left in baseball, the second NL Wild Card. The Brewers, who are currently two games behind the Rockies, will travel to St. Louis in hopes of a sweep while Colorado will look to secure their spot in the playoffs against the top seeded Dodgers at home. We look to Remarkable! for some quick notes on both teams as they compete for the coveted final playoff spot.
Rockies Hitters
Charlie Blackmon has an OPS of 1.237 (340 PAs) (Rank: 1st of 146 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .769) and is slugging .772 (227 total bases in 294 ABs) at home this season (Rank: 1st of 146 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .438).
Nolan Arenado has an OBP of .567 (30 PAs) versus LHP over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 83 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .328).
Ian Desmond has not hit a ball hard in the last 7 days — a Well-Hit Avg of .000 (0/18) (Rank: T-last in MLB; League Avg: .167).
Carlos Gonzalez has struck out 22 times in 57 PAs (38.6%) versus LHP since the All-Star Break (Rank: 162nd of 163 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.4%). The Rockies are likely to face both Kershaw and Ryu in the series.
Brewers Hitters
Ryan Braun has an OPS of 1.123 (53 PAs) on the road over the last 30 days (Rank: 8th of 167 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .722).
Domingo Santana has an OPS of 1.671 (17 PAs) on curves and sliders against RHP over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 142 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .615), and is slugging 1.125 (36 total bases in 32 ABs) when the pitcher is behind in the count since the All-Star Break (Rank: 4th of 162 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .647).
Eric Thames has a line drive rate of 39.4% (13/33) (Rank: 2nd of 138 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.8%) and an OBP of .431 (58 PAs) over the last 30 days (Rank: 4th of 144 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .323).
Stephen Vogt is batting just .080 (2-for-25) on the road over the last 30 days (Rank: 87th of 89 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .246)
Eric Sogard is slugging just .111 (4 total bases in 36 ABs) with runners on base since the All-Star Break (Rank: worst in MLB; League Avg: .432).
Rockies Starting Pitchers
Opponents have a swing rate of 65.6% (59/90) against German Marquez on inside fastballs over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 162 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.2%).
Chad Bettis has a strikeout rate of just 9.1% (4/44) with RISP this season (Rank: 150th of 153 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.0%).
Jon Gray could go on short rest in the season finale if he is needed. He has allowed an OPS of just .794 (84 PAs) when he’s behind in the count this season (Rank: 8th of 157 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.125).
Brewers Starting Pitchers
Chase Anderson, who is throwing the series opener for the Brewers, has quietly been one of the best pitchers in the league this year when he gets to a 2-strike count, allowing a slugging percentage of just .170 (45 Total Bases / 265 ABs) (Rank: 3rd of 157 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .289) and an OPS of .375 (289 PAs) (Rank: 6th of 160 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .542).
Another likely starter in this series is Zach Davies, though opponents are hitting .385 (10-for-26) against him with RISP over the last 30 days (Rank: worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .267)
Rockies Bullpen
Pat Neshek has not allowed a home run in any of the last 21 innings he’s appeared (Carson Smith has the longest active streak at 54.0).
Opponents are hitting .065 against Greg Holland (2-for-31) over the last 30 days (Rank: 4th of 191 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .244)
Jake McGee has thrown his breaking pitches for a strike just 41.0% (25/61) of the time this season (Rank: 243rd of 244 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.5%).
Brewers Bullpen
Brewers relievers have allowed an OBP of just .136 (6/44) vs right-handed batters over the past 7 days (Rank: 1st of 30 in MLB; League Avg: .320).
Opponents have not hit a ball hard against Corey Knebel with RISP since the All-Star Break — Well-Hit Avg of .000 (0/25) (Rank: 1st of 96 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .152).
Opponents have a groundball rate of 80.6% (25/31) against Jeremy Jeffress over the last 30 days (Rank: 1st of 114 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.2%).
Anthony Swarzak has not induced an opposing hitter to ground into a double play in 25 opportunities (0.0%) since the All-Star Break (Rank: T-last in MLB; League Avg: 10.4%).
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