While We’re Waiting… Where nobody has more fun than Nick Swisher
May 9, 2013How good of a starting prospect is Danny Salazar?
May 9, 2013The Indians are now 9-1 in their last 10 games. The last time the team went at least 9-1 in a 10-game stretch was sparked by a 10-game winning streak from August 17-27, 2008. It’s been four-and-a-half seasons.
But the most impressive thing about these last 10 games has been the run differential. Overall, the Tribe is out-scoring their opponents 67-24 (+43) in these 10 games. After taking the first three games over the Oakland A’s by a combined 6 runs, that means they beat their first 7 opponents by a combined 37 runs.
That +43 differential is actually the second-best in a 10-game stretch during the 2013 season. The Tigers out-scored opponents by +49 in such a run earlier this year.
The last time Cleveland had at least a +43 differential in a 10-game stretch was April-May 2001.
Here are the offensive stats during these last 10 games:
349 at-bats 67 runs
111 hits
18 doubles
4 triples
21 homers
65 RBI
76 strikeouts
26 walks
.318 avg,
.366 on-base percentage
.573 slugging percentage
.939 OPS
The slugging percentage is the statistic that stands out the most to me. In the first 21 games of the season, the Indians only had a .418 slugging percentage. That again ties to yesterday’s stat about the amazing—yet unsustainable—nature of the team’s slugging increase.
Here are the starting pitching stats during these last 10 games:
8-1 record
2.64 ERA
64.2 IP
47 hits
19 runs/earned runs
6 home runs
22 walks
55 strikeouts
.204 avg,
1.07 WHIP
7.7 K/9
3.1 BB/9
2.50 K/BB
That’s also quite impressive comparatively to the start of the season. In those first 21 games, the Indians rotation had a 5.72 ERA. Overall on the year, the Tribe pitching staff has tied for the lowest BABIP in baseball at .264, with the rotation ranking 29th at .267.
All of these stats seem flukey and I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But that +43 run and the impressive output from both the sluggers and starters deserve to be in near-historical ranking.
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2 Comments
as the TBS version states: These guys ain’t so…bad
(Japanese infield crew still disagrees, they need more convincing)
Four and a half seasons and people wonder why attendance is still low – DOH!