by Inside Edge | Oct 28, 2017 | Baseball
Climbing the ladder. Opponents had a miss rate of 30.4 percent (42/138) against Alex Wood as a starter on high fastballs this season, 15th best among SPs (League Avg: 23.1 percent). Morton gives lefties a fit. Left-handed batters hit .175 against Charlie Morton...
by Inside Edge | Oct 27, 2017 | Baseball
Hitters expand the zone against Darvish with RISP. Opponents had a chase percentage of 41.9 percent (57/136) against Yu Darvish with RISP in the second half, eighth among qualified starters (League Avg: 31.9 percent). Darvish has only faced two batters with...
by Inside Edge | Oct 25, 2017 | Baseball
Will Verlander’s dominance against righties continue? Right-handed batters hit .092 against Justin Verlander (6-for-65) over the last 30 days of the regular season, third best among starting pitchers (League Avg: .258). In the postseason, right-handed batters...
by Inside Edge | Oct 24, 2017 | Baseball
Can Kershaw handle the right-handed heavy lineup? History says he can. Clayton Kershaw has allowed an OBP of .232 (217/936) vs right-handed batters since the start of 2016, second among qualified starters (League Avg: 320). The Astros have a .343 OBP against...
by Inside Edge | Oct 23, 2017 | Baseball
Houston Astros The Astros are back in the World Series for the first time since 2005 and the first time ever as an American League team. Houston has won every home game they’ve played in the postseason, but they will only get three home games in the World Series....
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