Post by tristramshandy on Aug 14, 2017 17:04:27 GMT
1st: Dodgers have 11 more wins than the Astros.
2nd: Nationals have 3 more wins than the Red Sox.
3rd: Rockies have 2 more wins than the Indians.
4th: Diamondbacks have 4 more wins than the Yankees.
5th: Cubs have the same number of wins as the Angels.
6th: Cardinals have 2 more wins than the Twins.
If the Dodgers lost every game for the rest of the season, they'd have a winning record for the year. They haven't lost a series since early June. They may not win the World Series, but they have easily played better than every other team in the majors this year.
In Baseball, it is really all about Pitching and I am not sold on the Dodgers Pitchers at all.
Let's see:
* They are first in the majors in ERA: 3.12. The distance between them and second place Arizona (3.59) is the distance between Arizona and 8th place Washington (4.03).
* They have given up the least number of walks in the majors, nine fewer than second place Cleveland even though the Dodgers have played 29 more innings of baseball.
* They are first in batting average against: .223. Yankees are second at .233.
The argument against them is that they are 18th in quality starts with 50. The Nationals are first with 74. That could play a role. That being said, San Francisco is fourth in quality starts with 63 and have the third worse record in baseball while Houston is 24th in quality starts and have the second best record in baseball. Quality starts may mean dick in terms of success.