A busy weekend got in the way of my being able to blog. By the time the Nationals play again,
de civitate sabermetricarum will be caught up PLUS with the long-promised batting rankings in place.
Highest Leverage PA: 6.4, PA #91, Ramos 1B vs Schwimmer, Nationals' 11th.
Highest Clutch Value: .357, PA #66, Flores 2B vs Qualls, Nationals' 8th.
Lowest Clutch Value: -.096, PA #73, Galvez F7 vs Rodriguez, Phillies 9th.
QMAX rating: Success Square (2,3) for Strasburg.
Bullpen Award: None.
Batters' Leveraged Win Values:
Ramos 0.333
Flores 0.236
Tracy 0.230
Ankiel 0.164
Bernadina 0.058
Nady 0.030
Harper 0.028
Strasburg -0.016
Espinosa -0.032
Lombardozzi -0.044
Moore -0.060
Werth -0.172
Desmond -0.354
ALL HAIL PINCH HITTERS! They earned a .421 Leveraged Win Value (a/k/a 'clutch hitting') for the Nationals in this game, with Ramos, Bernadina and Nady all contributing. A team only needs a .500 value to win a game, at least on paper, so the pinch hitters basically did it all themselves. It may come as a surprise that Flores' double in the sixth out-clutched Bernadina's game-winning blow in the 11th, but it goes back to what I was saying about how when the home team ties the game in late innings, it puts home-field advantage into play. The bullpen also played an important role, but no individual stood out. Poor Ian Desmond's recent surge was unceremoniously halted in a long game. Those fielder's choices in the 6th and 8th really hurt
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