[DC 86]

Giants 2.5 ahead of Dodgers in NL, 3.5 ahead of Milwaukee, but 12.0 ahead of Atlanta and Cincinnati, and 13 ahead of San Diego.

Giants #5 in MLB OPS, #9 in runs scored, #1 in HRs (187), #2 in ERA (3.29) and T1 for WHIP (1.12), #4 in Fielding percentage with .987 -- but #1 in total chances, with 4,507.

Where are the Giants on batting average?

Do you think 4 hits; 2 runs (on a 2-run dinger) is a sustainable strategy through the playoffs?

Indeed, against the A's, every run the Giants scored in the 3-game series was thanks to the long ball.  I just don't see that happening much in the playoffs.  But maybe . . . 

P.S.  The Dodgers lost!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

No one cares about Batting Average anymore. I don’t think 2 runs on 4 hits is a strategy.  Montas was throwing 97 on the corners with a 91 slider and nasty change up. He is tough when on.  And he was on.

To answer directly. Giants fifth in NL. .245. Dodgers 4th .246.

The Washington Nationals lead the NL in batting average by a big margin with .258 - yet they are 53-70 on the year.

Nothing is predictably sustainable in a short playoff series, but against top starters it's easier to hit a home run or two as opposed to repeatedly stringing together a series of singles. What bodes well for SF is that they have moderate power spread throughout the lineup instead of being concentrated in a couple of players, so they are less susceptible to an individual slumping or being in a bad matchup in the playoffs.

[DC 86]

Giants 2.5 ahead of Dodgers in NL, 3.5 ahead of Milwaukee, but 12.0 ahead of Atlanta and Cincinnati, and 13 ahead of San Diego.

Giants #5 in MLB OPS, #9 in runs scored, #1 in HRs (187), #2 in ERA (3.29) and T1 for WHIP (1.12), #4 in Fielding percentage with .987 -- but #1 in total chances, with 4,507.

Where are the Giants on batting average?

Do you think 4 hits; 2 runs (on a 2-run dinger) is a sustainable strategy through the playoffs?

Indeed, against the A's, every run the Giants scored in the 3-game series was thanks to the long ball.  I just don't see that happening much in the playoffs.  But maybe . . . 

P.S.  The Dodgers lost!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

No one cares about Batting Average anymore. I don’t think 2 runs on 4 hits is a strategy.  Montas was throwing 97 on the corners with a 91 slider and nasty change up. He is tough when on.  And he was on.

To answer directly. Giants fifth in NL. .245. Dodgers 4th .246.

The Washington Nationals lead the NL in batting average by a big margin with .258 - yet they are 53-70 on the year.

Nothing is predictably sustainable in a short playoff series, but against top starters it's easier to hit a home run or two as opposed to repeatedly stringing together a series of singles. What bodes well for SF is that they have moderate power spread throughout the lineup instead of being concentrated in a couple of players, so they are less susceptible to an individual slumping or being in a bad matchup in the playoffs.