Championship Series 10/19/17 – 5 Things to Watch from Remarkable!

by | Oct 19, 2017 | Baseball

  1. Quintana avoids lefty barrels.

Left-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .051 (3/59) against Jose Quintana in the second half of the season, second among starters (League Avg: .165).

  1. Nobody get the leadoff man on more than the Cubs.

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .348 when leading off an inning since the start of 2016, best in MLB (League Avg: .319).

 

  1. Dodgers don’t catch up with the fastball.

The Dodgers hit just .261 (838-for-3,213) on fastballs this season, second worst (League Avg: .278).

 

  1. Ahead in the count against Kershaw? Odds are you’ll see a strike.

Clayton Kershaw has a strike rate of 79.1 percent (570/721) when he’s behind in the count since the start of 2016, best among starting pitchers (League Avg: 67.7 percent).

 

  1. Cubs and Dodgers pitchers stingy with two strikes.

Opponents are only hitting .147 (858-for-5,834) against Cubs pitchers with two strikes since the start of 2016, best in the Majors. Opponents are hitting just .161 (1,003-for-6,223) against Dodgers pitchers with two strikes since the start of 2016, fifth best in MLB (League Avg: .176).

 

 

 

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