PSO Premium Review: ALCS Game 5 & NLCS Game 4

1. Carlos Correa is the most clutch active player in the game

Coming through with the game on the line takes extreme confidence, concentration, and a little luck. A player delivering in that kind of moment with the entire season on the line takes everything to the next level. That’s what Carlos Correa did on Thursday evening by slamming a walk-off dinger over the wall in center. What makes it more interesting is that this was Correa’s THIRD career postseason walk-off hit, tying David Ortiz for the most of all-time. It’s hard to say anybody is more clutch than Big Papi who almost single-handedly orchestrated a legendary 3-0 comeback to end a 86-year championship drought, but if Correa’s walk-off bomb sparks another 3-0 series comeback, the conversation might start shifting from “Correa is the most active clutch player” to “Correa is the most clutch player EVER.”

2. Bryse Wilson delivered the most surprising start of the postseason

The Braves have a plethora of young, inexperienced starters in their rotation which makes their entire playoff run (that’s now one win away from a World Series) seemingly improbable, but no pitching performance in this postseason was more surprising than Bryse Wilson not only out-dueling Clayton Kershaw, but delivering six innings and allowing only a single hit against the best the team in the league throughout the 2020 season. As much blame as the Dodgers quiet bats deserve, credit must go to Wilson, who has struggled tremendously in his young big league career thus far (5.91 career ERA, 1.805 WHIP in 42.2 IP) but was absolutely sensational in his MLB postseason debut and gives Braves skipper Brian Snitker confidence in his young righty come the Fall Classic, once they close out the Dodgers. 

3. The Atlanta Braves lineup is the best in the bigs 

As surprising as Brian Wilson’s performance was, Atlanta’s offensive display in Game 4 didn’t shock anybody. That’s because they officially have the best lineup in baseball. While the Bronx Bombers and South Siders in Chicago might disagree, this Atlanta Braves batting order continues to flex its muscles with the best trio in the game (MVP Freddie Freeman, Marcell Ozuna, and Ronald Acuna) with a supporting cast as strong as any. Clayton Kershaw was able to neutralize the Braves bats (for the most part) two times through the lineup, but as soon as it got to their third at-bats, all hell broke loose for LA as ATL rallied in the 6th inning, thanks to the best offense baseball has to offer.