Whether it was great pitching or just terrible hitting, there was a lot of it in the American League Division Series with the Yankees and Orioles. Here are some of the notable stats and facts from the series.
1. The teams scored only 26 runs in the 5-game series.
2. Yankees scored 5 runs in the ninth inning of Game 1. Outside of that one inning, the two teams did not combine to score more than 5 runs in any game.
3. Some things never change. After a season where the Yankees relied solely on the long ball, the trend did not change in the ALDS. Of the five games, the Yankees homered in three. The games they did they won, the two they didn’t hit one out they lost.
4. Teams combined for 72 hits in 362 at bats (.199 avg)
5. The Yankees’ four big sluggers, Cano, A-Rod, Granderson, and Swisher combined to go 9-75 (.120 avg)
6. We heard a lot about the benching of Alex Rodriguez. No doubt, he played poorly. But the player who replaced him at third base, Eric Chavez did worse. Chavez was 0-8 with 4 strikeouts.
7. As for the Orioles big sluggers they weren’t any better. Adam Jones (2-23), Wieters (3-20), Hardy (3-22), and Reynolds (3-19) hit a combined .131.
8. Outside of Game 2, the Orioles were only 5-31 (.161) with runners in scoring position in the series.
9. Yankees relievers gave up only 1 earned run in 11.1 innings (0.79 ERA).
10. The Orioles played 20 extra-inning games this year, winning 17. All three losses were to the Yankees.
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