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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1h

so far this postseason:

- Teams to score first are 14-11
- Teams to out-homer opponents are 14-3 (23-8 in ‘24 PS)
- 38.5% of runs have been scored via HR (was 41.1% in ’25 RS, 47.0% in '24 PS)

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 2h

3 players with 1.400+ OPS on team in same postseason series, min 12 PA:

2025 ALDS Blue Jays
Ernie Clement 1.554
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1.609
Daulton Varsho 1.471

2023 NLDS Phillies
Bryce Harper 1.765
Nick Castellanos 1.796
Trea Turner 1.441

h/t @EliasSports

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 4h

Most career postseason home runs:

Manny Ramírez: 29
Jose Altuve: 27
Kyle Schwarber: 22
Bernie Williams: 22
George Springer: 20
Derek Jeter: 20

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 4h

There have now been 8 117+ mph home runs in the postseason under Statcast (2015):

3 by Kyle Schwarber
3 by Giancarlo Stanton
2 by Shohei Ohtani

Yup … that tracks

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 4h

Hardest-hit postseason HR under Statcast (2015)

2022 NLCS G1 Kyle Schwarber: 119.7 mph
2020 ALDS G2 Giancarlo Stanton: 118.3 mph
2024 NLCS G4 Shohei Ohtani: 117.8 mph
2025 NLWCS G1 Ohtani: 117.7 mph
2024 ALCS G5 Stanton: 117.5 mph
2018 ALWCG Stanton: 117.4 mph
2025 NLDS G3 Schwarber: 117.2 mph

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 4h

Kyle Schwarber now has 5 home runs of 450+ ft in his postseason career

The only other player with even two 450+ ft HR in the postseason under Statcast (2015) is Freddie Freeman

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 5h

Cam Schlittler is the 10th pitcher with at least 6 innings and 2 ER or fewer in multiple starts facing elimination in a single postseason (ER official since 1913 in both leagues)

First since 2015 Marco Estrada

First Yankee

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 5h

Most leadoff home runs in a single postseason:

2025 Michael Busch: 2
2022 Kyle Schwarber: 2
2018 David Freese: 2
2012 Angel Pagan: 2
2008 Jimmy Rollins: 2

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 7h

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the 12th player with at least 9 RBI in his team’s first 4 games of a postseason (RBI official since 1920)

His 9 hits in those games are the most of those 12 players

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 7h

Aaron Judge’s 12 hits this postseason are 3 more than in any other postseason of his career

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 8h

The 18 combined runs in the first inning in the Cubs/Brewers NLDS are 2 more than in the first innings of the first three games of any other series in postseason history

It’s tied for the most in the first inning total in any postseason series, with the 1989 NLCS (5 games)

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 9h

The Cubs/Brewers NLDS is the first series in postseason history in which both teams scored in the first inning in each of the first three games

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Jordan Bastian @bastianmlb.bsky.social · 9h

Michael Busch went deep to open the first inning, as he did in Game 1, to knot Game 3, 1-1.

Per @slangsonsports.bsky.social: Busch is the first player to hit multiple leadoff home runs in the same series in a single postseason.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 9h

Michael Busch is the first player to hit multiple leadoff home runs in the same series in a single postseason

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 9h

RILEY GREENE!!!

454 ft

The second-longest home run of his career (regular season + playoffs)

Jason Beck @jasonbeck.bsky.social · 9h

They are no longer booing Riley Greene. Lefty-lefty home run thru the shadows gives Tigers their first lead since Game 1.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 10h

Teams to hold opponents scoreless through 4 innings in each of first 4 games of a postseason series:

2025 ALDS Mariners
2013 ALCS Tigers
2012 ALCS Tigers
1963 WS Dodgers
1950 WS Yankees
1906 WS Cubs

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 10h

Baseball is the BEST 😂🧀

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 11h

The Mariners are 4-0 all-time in postseason games with a chance to clinch

They’re the only team in postseason history without a loss in those games

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 11h

Daily Statcast leaders for Day 7 (October 7) of the postseason:

Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses

🔥 💪 ⭐️

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 14h

Cam Schlittler will be the 6th rookie pitcher in postseason history to start two games facing elimination in a postseason, joining:

2020 Dustin May
2019 Dakota Hudson
2013 Michael Wacha
1997 Jaret Wright
1981 Fernando Valenzuela

h/t @EliasSports

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 14h

Aaron Judge on his home run last night, jokingly (after noting the wind):

“I guess a couple ghosts out there helped kind of keep that fair”

Judge’s home run was pushed 1 foot to the right by wind, creating a home run, per Statcast

👻 looking out for the 👨‍⚖️

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 14h

Omg

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

so far this postseason:

- Teams to score first are 13-8
- Teams to out-homer opponents are 12-2 (23-8 in ‘24 PS)
- 39.5% of runs have been scored via HR (was 41.1% in ’25 RS, 47.0% in '24 PS)

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

The Yankees/Blue Jays ALDS is the first series in postseason history where either team scored at least 9 runs in each of the first three games

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

Four potential elimination games on Wednesday!!

In the history of Division Series (1981, 1995-onward), there’s been one year where all 4 DS ended on the same day:

October 5, 1996

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