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Top 5 Facts (10/16/20): SS Slugging, Record Comebacks, & More!
The best facts to know from October 16, 2020 including Corey Seager making history, Houston Astros' record comeback, and more!
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Neither of the teams who jumped out to major leads in League Championship Series were able to eliminate their opponents on Friday to move on to the World Series. Shortstops around the league have been boosting their legacies with some historic production from the batter’s box. Here are the top 5 sports facts to know from October 16, 2020:
Houston Astros are one win away from a truly historic comeback in the ALCS.
The #Astros are the 2nd team in MLB history to fall behind 3-0 in a best-of-7 series and force a Game 7 (2004 #RedSox) pic.twitter.com/UX22kLAtqI
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
Corey Seager has lit it up at the plate for the Dodgers to keep them alive in their series against Atlanta.
Going yard again to make it 7-2 @Dodgers vs ATL, Corey Seager passes Nomar Garciaparra (1998 ALDS), Alex Gonzalez (2003 NLCS) & Carlos Correa (2020 ALDS) for the most home runs as a shortstop in one #Postseason series (4). He also has set a SS record for RBI in a single #LCS (10) pic.twitter.com/Fuspp3O4ZJ
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) October 17, 2020
Corey Seager is also tied for the most HR (4) in a single playoff series by any player in #Dodgers franchise history https://t.co/PJa6BTJVMC
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
#PlayerOfTheDay (10/16/20) - SS Corey Seager, LAD
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
FACTS TO KNOW:
- Most HR & RBI in a single playoff series by a SS ever
- Most HR & RBI in a single series by LAD ever
- Most TB, t-most HR & t-most RBI by LAD in 1 postseason
- 3rd SS ever w/ 2+ HR & 3+ RBI in an elimination game https://t.co/kQ26Ia7vAy
There’s no hitter that pitchers should fear more with runners on base in the postseason than Carlos Correa.
Carlos Correa has the most postseason RBIs (48) of all-time among any player before turning 27 years old pic.twitter.com/QgpASvF8o7
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
Most career postseason RBI's of all-time:
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
1. Bernie Williams (80)
2. Manny Ramirez (78)
3. David Justice (63)
4. David Ortiz (61)
4. Derek Jeter (61)
6. Albert Pujols (54)
7. CARLOS CORREA (48)
7. Reggie Jackson (48) pic.twitter.com/pQovlkVrGH
Atlanta trusted A.J. Minter with his first career start in Game 5 and he didn’t disappoint.
The Braves will start A.J. Minter, traditionally a reliever, against Dustin May and the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS tonight.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 16, 2020
According to @EliasSports, Minter will become the first pitcher in MLB history to make his first career major league start in a postseason game. pic.twitter.com/HcEFDTLU9n
A.J. Minter’s 7 strikeouts tonight were the most by a pitcher in a postseason outing of 3 IP or fewer
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 17, 2020
Before Game 7 takes place, here’s some interesting facts to know about how these players and coaches have done in these situations before.
Charlie Morton has 3 wins in winner-take-all postseason games
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 17, 2020
That's the most in postseason history
Charlie Morton & Lance McCullers are the 1st players ever to pitch in the same winner-take-all game as teammates and then start against each other in a winner-take-all game pic.twitter.com/bbbymKqIDK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
This will be Dusty Baker’s 9th career winner-take-all game as a Manager, the most all-time, breaking a tie with Bobby Cox. Baker’s teams are 2-6 in the prior 8, including losses in each of the past 5 occasions pic.twitter.com/zpjAqQNh6k
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 17, 2020
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