Yesterday’s 3-1 win for the Rays, leveled their series at 1-1. It also did not help the offensive slump which has been true for much of the post-season. It chipped another four points off the collective playoff OPS, which is…
Jim McLennan highlights the ongoing offensive slump across the MLB playoffs in his post-season game discussion thread. Following a 3-1 win for the Tampa Bay Rays to level their series at 1-1, the collective postseason on-base plus slugging percentage dropped to .629. Teams are averaging only 3.47 runs per game, marking the lowest offensive marks in the wild-card era since 1995.
McLennan notes that 29 postseason games have been played so far across all rounds, far exceeding the shorter postseasons of decades past. The discussion precedes the continuation of the National League Championship Series, featuring the Milwaukee Brewers visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers with Milwaukee holding a 2-0 series lead.
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