In the 2021 postseason, the Astros had a batting average of .285 with two outs. Additionally, they hit 9 home runs and collected 49 RBI. They actually hit well after two outs. At the same time, the Braves crushed 9 home runs with two outs as the Astros did. The Red Sox fell short in 2021. This postseason, they collected 20 RBI after two outs.
In the 2020 postseason, the Dodgers were hitting excellently after two outs. They had a batting average of .308 and hit 13 home runs. Furthermore, the Dodgers drew 41 walks after two outs last postseason. However, the Dodgers only hit .202 with two outs this postseason. It’s obvious that the Dodgers hitters did not hit very well in the 2021 postseason.
It seems that the Astros hit pretty well after two outs this postseason. Nonetheless, they did not win the World Series title. What really happened in the Fall Classic?
Well, the Braves and the Astros each had 201 at-bats in the World Series. The Braves were hitting .239/.303/.443 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI. In the meantime, the Astros were batting .224/.298/.299 with 2 home runs and 19 RBI. The Astros didn’t hit well in the World Series, in particular, they only hit 2 home runs in the World Series.
How about performance after two outs?
This World Series, the Braves had a batting average of .275 with two outs. Additionally, they hit 5 home runs and collected 13 RBI after two outs. Now, let’s look at the Astros’ performance. The Astros were hitting only .167 with two outs. Moreover, the Astros had 10 singles, but did not even have an extra-base hit with two outs in the Fall Classic. Yes, no extra-base hit. At the same time, the Braves had 19 hits with two outs in the World Series and 8 were extra-base hits. That truly made a huge difference. With two outs, the Braves definitely did a better job than the Astros.
Finally, when we look back at each team’s performance with two outs this postseason. There’s something quite interesting.
The Astros actually did hit very well after two outs in the ALDS and ALCS. In the ALDS, the Astros had a batting average of .319 and hit 3 home runs after two outs. In the ALCS, the Astros played against the Red Sox and they posted a .354 batting average and blasted 6 home runs with two outs. But, they can’t replicate the hitting performance in the World Series. Meanwhile, the Braves only had 5 two-out RBI in the NLDS and in the NLCS, they hit two home runs and collected 8 RBI with two outs.
Well, the Astros scored 50 runs after two outs this postseason. However, they only scored 5 runs with two outs in the World Series. On the contrary, the Braves did not let opportunities slip in the Fall Classic and they won the first World Series Champions since 1995.
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