October 17, 2020

Stayin’ Alive

The Dodgers defeat the Braves 7-3 Friday to force a game six in the NLCS. With the Astros forcing a game seven in the ALCS, Saturday night fever descends on baseball fans.

It was an odd offensive night for the Dodgers. The team collected three home runs, which fit their regular season profile. Normally, however, they are good on offense in all three-true outcomes, with high walks and low strikeouts. In this game, they drew just one walk and struck out fourteen times. The home runs drove in six runs, so the power trumped the Ks.

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