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so far this postseason:

- Teams to score first are 19-14
- Teams to out-homer opponents are 19-4 (23-8 in ‘24 PS)
- 41.6% of runs have been scored via HR (was 41.1% in ’25 RS, 47.0% in '24 PS)
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Starts of 8+ innings & 1 or no runs allowed in each of first 2 games of postseason series, last 50 years:

2025 NLCS Dodgers
1983 NLCS Dodgers
1981 NLDS Dodgers
1981 ALDS A’s
1981 NLDS Astros

h/t @EliasSports
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Complete game with no opponent at-bats with runners in scoring position, postseason last 20 years:

2025 NLCS G2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
2010 NLDS G1 Roy Halladay (no-hitter)
2005 ALCS G3 Jon Garland
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Fewest hits allowed in first two games of a postseason series:

2019 NLCS Nationals: 4
2025 NLCS Dodgers: 5
1906 WS Cubs: 5
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The Dodgers are the second team (2016 Blue Jays) to not throw a CG in the regular season and then throw one in that postseason

But TOR’s CG was a loss and only 8 IP

So the Dodgers are the first to do so in a win
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Lowest starters ERA in 1st 8 games of a postseason:

2018 Brewers: 0.68 (26 2/3 IP)
2012 Tigers: 0.96 (56 1/3)
1972 A’s: 1.33 (54)
1981 Dodgers : 1.44 (62 1/3)
1995 Cleveland: 1.46 (55 2/3)
2025 Dodgers: 1.54 (52 2/3)
1983 Orioles: 1.54 (52 2/3)
1981 Expos: 1.54 (58 1/3)
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Teams are 48-27 in postseason history when hitting a leadoff homer

3 losses this ps are most in a year (2018, 2015, 2007, 1978 had 2)
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Allowed leadoff home run and threw complete game, postseason history:

2025 NLCS G2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1954 WS G2 Johnny Antonelli
1942 WS G5 Johnny Beazley
1909 WS G5 Babe Adams

Only Yamamoto and Antonelli also allowed no other runs

h/t @EliasSports
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The Dodgers are the 5th team in postseason history to allow a leadoff home run and allow no other runs the rest of the game, joining:

2025 ALCS G1 Mariners
2018 WS G5 Red Sox
2012 ALDS G1 Tigers
1954 WS G2 Giants
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This is the second season where the road team went up 2-0 in BOTH LCS in the same year, joining:

1970, the second year of LCS play, when the round was best-of-5
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto!!

First postseason complete game since: 2017 Justin Verlander ALCS g2

Last first for Dodgers since: 2004 Jose Lima NLDS g3
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This is the first time the Dodgers got consecutive postseason starts of 8+ innings since Oct. 4-5, 1988 Games 1 & 2 of NLCS vs. Mets – Orel Hershiser & Tim Belcher

h/t @EliasSports
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The Dodgers are the first team with back-to-back starts of 8+ innings starts since 2016 Giants
Bumgarner NLWCG
Cueto NLDS G1

First in the same series since 2010 Giants in World Series g4-5: Bumgarner & Lincecum
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The Dodgers are the first team to get 7 starts of 6+ innings in their first 8 games of a postseason since the 2013 Tigers (7)
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Max Muncy’s 14 home runs are most in Dodgers postseason history, breaking a tie at 13 with Corey Seager and Justin Turner
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Teams are 48-26 in postseason history when hitting a leadoff homer

2 losses already this ps are tied for most in a year (2018, 2015, 2007, 1978)
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Most postseason RBI before turning 22:

Andruw Jones: 14
Juan Soto: 14
Rafael Devers: 13
Miguel Cabrera: 12
Jackson Chourio: 11
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There have been two first-pitch leadoff home runs this postseason, tying 2023 and 2007 for the most in a single postseason since pitch counts tracked (1988)

Chourio, Springer 2025

Schwarber, Altuve 2023

Chris Young, Jimmy Rollins 2007
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Brewers postseason leadoff home runs:

Jackson Chourio 2025 NLCS G2
Jackson Chourio 2024 NLWCS G2
Corey Hart 2011 NLCS G6
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Most postseason home runs before turning 22:

Juan Soto: 5
Jackson Chourio: 4
Miguel Cabrera: 4
Bryce Harper: 4
Andruw Jones: 4
Mickey Mantle: 4
Rafael Devers: 3
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Teoscar Hernandez has four home runs this postseason, tied for third-most in a single postseason in Dodgers history, behind:

2020 Corey Seager: 8
1978 Davey Lopes: 5
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That was the fifth leadoff HR of this postseason -- ties 2007 for most in a single year (Ohtani, Busch 2x, Springer, Chourio)

h/t @JayCat11
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At 21 years and 217 days, Jackson Chourio is the second-youngest player in postseason history with a leadoff home run

Behind himself last postseason!! At 20y, 205d

He’s the only player with a postseason leadoff homer under age 22