Rich Hill tries to dig a deeper hole for the Nationals, and Tanner Roark tries to even the NLDS against the Dodgers. Hill pitched brilliantly for the Dodgers in his six starts, striking out 39 batters in 34 1/3 innings, walking just five. He also posted a reverse platoon split for Los Angeles, the lefty hurler doing better against RHB. That’s not true for his career. Roark pitched very differently in 2016 than in his last full season as a starter, 2014. He struck out many more batters, but walks many more also. With about the same home run rate, this combination worked for him as he allowed fewer hits, resulting in a very similar ERA. He posted a 2.85 ERA this season, 2.83 in 2014. If you look at his Bases empty/Runners on split, he may have been walking hitters to avoid their power.
The Giants try to gain home field advantage with a win in Chicago as Jeff Samardzija takes on Kyle Hendricks. Samardzija owns a long history at Wrigly Field, all but one start there for the Cubs. He struck out a ton of batters in the those games, doing a pretty good job of keeping the ball in the park for what can be a easy home run park. Hendricks led the NL in ERA by 0.3 runs. He was outstanding at Wrigley, 9-2 with a 1.32 ERA in 2016. Only four of his 11 home runs allowed came at home.
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