Sarah Langs
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Most combined runs in first inning of a World Series game:
1958 G2: 8
1993 G4: 7
2026 G2: 6
1960 G3: 6
1945 G7: 6
1912 G7: 6
Sean Burke's 13 straight batters retired tie for the second-longest streak by a reliever in a postseason game behind Madison Bumgarner's 14 (2014 WS G7)
The last RP before Burke with 13 straight: Framber Valdez 2020 ALWCS G1
h/t @EliasSports
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Dominance from Sean Burke
He retired 13 straight batters on his way to Player of The Game honors!
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Game finished in relief getting 4+ outs in each of first 3 career postseason app:
2026 Grant Taylor
1983 Al Holland
1982 Bruce Sutter
1960 Roy Face
1959 Gerry Staley
1959 Larry Sherry
In all best-of-five postseason series, teams with a 2-0 lead have gone on to win the series 83 of 93 times (89%)
Teams that have won the first two games on the road in Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format have gone on to win the series 17 of 19 times (also 89%)
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Game 3 on Wednesday will be the second time in franchise history the White Sox play a home game with a chance to clinch a postseason series
Joining: 1906 WS G6, which they won
Most strikeouts in a postseason game, Cleveland history:
1996 ALDS G4 Charles Nagy: 12
2026 ALDS G2 Gavin Williams: 11
1999 ALDS G1 Bartolo Colon: 11
2001 ALDS G1 Bartolo Colon: 10
5 strikeouts in first 2 innings of postseason game, Cleveland history:
2026 ALDS G2 Gavin Williams
2024 ALDS G5 Matthew Boyd
2020 ALWCS G2 Carlos Carrasco
2016 WS G1 Corey Kluber
My grandfather always said ice cream was the perfect food
He would LOVE this storyline
Lowest road ERA in a season, min. 100 road IP, since ER official (1913):
1968 Bob Gibson: 0.81
1913 Walter Johnson: 1.06
1995 Greg Maddux: 1.12
1918 Walter Johnson: 1.13
2026 Cam Schlittler: 1.16
1968 Luis Tiant: 1.19
h/t @EliasSports
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Daily Statcast leaders for Day 5 (October 4) of the postseason:
Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses
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There have already been 4 team shutouts this postseason
There were 3 all of last postseason
Most in a single PS: 10, 2022 & 2016
Cam Schlittler has 24 strikeouts and just one walk in his postseason career
He’s the only pitcher in postseason history with at least 20 strikeouts and no more than one walk in his first three career appearances
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so far this postseason:
- Teams to score first are 12-3
- Teams to out-homer opponents are 10-2 (30-5 in ‘25 PS)
- 51.0% of runs have been scored via HR (was 40.5% in ’26 RS, 45.4% in '25 PS)
Double & triple in same postseason game, Braves history:
2026 NLDS G2 Michael Harris II
2019 NLDS G4 Ronald Acuña Jr.
2002 NLDS G2 Mark DeRosa
1991 WS G4 Mark Lemke
1914 WS G1 Hank Gowdy
Michael Harris II drives home another for the Braves!
He's a homer shy of the cycle 👀
Max Muncy’s 18 home runs extend the most in Dodgers postseason history
In all best-of-five postseason series, teams to win Game 2 after losing G1 have gone on to win the series 34 of 67 times (51%)
In Division Series with the 2-2-1 format, teams to get a split on the road before heading home for G3-4 have taken the series 30 of 49 times (61%)
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Michael Harris II finishes a HR shy of the cycle as the @Braves even up the NLDS!
At 21 years and 133 days, Josue De Paula is the youngest non-pitcher to appear in the postseason for the Dodgers since Willie Crawford in 1965 WS G6 (19y 36d)
Most consecutive scoreless outings to start postseason career:
Chad Bradford: 19
Dennis Cook: 19
Trevor Rosenthal: 17
Jonathan Papelbon: 17
Jason Grilli: 16
Ken Dayley: 15
Evan Phillips: 14 *active
Andrew Miller: 14
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Edwin Díaz:
3 pitches at 100+ mph, his fastest as a Dodger
His most 100+ mph in an outing (reg or post) since 9/4/24 (3)
Maxed at 100.8 mph, his fastest (reg or post) since 101.1 mph in 2024 NLDS G4
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