![]() ![]() Strengths Since 2017, the Dodgers have won 64% of their regular-season games, but they have only won one World Series during that stretch (and it happened in Arlington, Texas, due to pandemic restrictions). Acuña became the first player in history to hit at least 40 home runs and steal at least 70 bases in one season while leading baseball in on-base percentage and hitting the hardest ball of any player during the regular season. He may be the single most enjoyable player to watch in all of baseball. Starting pitchers Spencer Strider and Max Fried are among the game’s best when they are healthy and in command, but the dependability of the Braves’ pitching staff is the team’s biggest concern entering the playoffs. Atlanta’s relief pitchers surrendered more home runs and stolen bases than any other team in the month of September while their starters tallied a 5.84 earned run average, the worst of any playoff team. Weaknesses Their pitching staff was among the worst in baseball during the last month of the season. Simply put: They hit it harder than any other team, they don’t strike out all that often and put significant pressure on opposing defenses on the basepaths. Only three other teams struck out less often than the Braves did this season and Atlanta led all teams in baserunners going from first base to third on a single. Unfortunately for their opponents, Atlanta aren’t completely reliant on power to win.
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