![]() ![]() Obviously, the Braves had to score before they could win ( duh), but by that reckoning, Strider contributed even more than the offense to contribute to that victory last night!īottom line: such games don’t just come around that often. The entire Atlanta offense combined for a 0.359 WPA… and that includes Riley and Harris, the homer hitters.Kenley Jansen’s 1-2-3 9th inning performance garnered only a 0.034 WPA.That may not be a meaningful number unless it’s put into context. Notably, 3 complete game no-hitters from 2021 matched Strider’s 94 score, and he didn’t even come out for the 9th.įinally, let’s look at the WPA (Win Probability Added) for Strider on Thursday. The only game “better” from that season that wasn’t a no-no was hurled by Jacob deGrom (of course): a 2-hitter complete game with 15 K’s and a 98 score. The 2021 season saw 5 pitchers exceed that 94 score: but 4 of those involved complete game no-hitters, 2 of those featuring no walks, though fewer strikeouts. In fangraphs’ description of this device, they suggest that anything in the range of 80-90 is “Excellent” and anything above 90 constitutes a game where you should “ Make Sure Your Friends Are Watching”.Įven if you use ESPN’s version of this stat (giving him a game score of 94), Strider was still enjoying some significantly rarefied air.ĮSPN’s chart of best MLB pitching game scores puts Strider at the top for 2022, beating out Tyler Mahle’s 93 from a game against Arizona on Flag Day. Then there’s Strider’s game score: a metric that attempts to capture just “how good was this start?” #Atlanta braves score movie#He may have the look of someone from the movie Gunfight at the OK Corral, but Spencer Strider was shooting blanks last night. That means they are normally putting the ball in play at a high rate ( second best contact rate in the majors)… yet Strider was blowing them away with 22 recorded swinging strikes. One thing Strider did have going for him was the fact that the Rockies lineup tends not to walk, either: over those same last 30 days, they walked in 5.4% of plate appearances - the 2nd lowest rate in the majors. ![]() On the road, the Rox are somewhat easier to strike out, but they’re still dead in the middle of the pack overall with a 22.8% K-rate away from Coors.Īlso: over the past 30 days, they are still 10th toughest to K in the majors, so it’s not like they’re in any kind of K-spree while just playing out the string this Summer. We can go deeper since many of you are probably thinking “Coors Field Effect”. By contrast, our Braves are third easiest in the majors to generate whiffs against (24.8%). In fact, the Rockies rank as the 8th toughest team in the majors to strike out with a K-rate of 20.8%. ![]() While their team may be 56-76 (and 20-44 on the road, both figures entering play on Friday), that says nothing about their ability to put a bat on the ball. Your first thought might be “well, it’s the Rockies… a last place team… so no big deal.” Let’s just start with the basics: the 16 strikeouts. The feat pulled off by Spencer Strider on Thursday night when the Atlanta Braves beat the Rockies was off the charts… almost no matter what metric you want to use to measure it with. Whenever you break a franchise record for a team that’s been around for as long as the Atlanta Braves have, there’s automatically something special about the occasion. By Alan Carpenter 2 weeks ago Follow Tweet ![]()
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