Dodgers Postseason Pitching
The Dodgers pitching staff features the big two of Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke. They’re the two biggest obstacles to the NLCS. However, as you know and see below, they’ve had uneven performances in the postseason. Here’s how they’ve fared along with the rest of the Dodgers pitching staff:
Clayton Kershaw (8 starts, 3 relief appearances) 1-5, 5.12 ERA, 1.235 WHIP in 51.0 innings
Zack Greinke (7 starts) 2-2, 3.63 ERA, 1.052 WHIP in 44.2 innings
Brett Anderson (1 start, 1 relief appearance) 1-0, 1.42 ERA, 0.947 ERA in 6.1 innings
Luis Avilan (4 appearances) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.500 WHIP in 2.2 innings
Joel Peralta (6 appearances) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.235 WHIP in 5.2 innings
Jim Johnson (5 appearances) 0-1, 2 saves, 8.44 ERA, 1.688 WHIP in 5.1 innings
Kenley Jansen (7 appearances) 0-0, 3 saves, 3.38 ERA, 1.313 WHIP in 5.1 innings
J.P. Howell (23 appearances) 0-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.397 WHIP in 19.1 innings
Pedro Baez (2 appearances) 0-0, 7.71 ERA, 0.857 WHIP in 2.1 innings
I know Kershaw has not had a great postseason history, but sooner or later, he’s going to figure it out. The Dodgers may ride him and Greinke four out of five games. If that’s the case, the Mets need to work the count and up the pitch counts, they can hit the Dodgers terrible bullpen.
This is the Mets best chance of beating the Dodgers.