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Statcast of the Day: Kluber’s popup skills
- Updated: October 26, 2016
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber set a World Series record by striking out eight Cubs in the first three innings of the Indians’ 6-0 win in Game 1 on Tuesday night, but for all the focus on his impressive ability to miss bats, what shouldn’t go unnoticed is what he did to one of the few Cubs who didn’t strike out: Anthony Rizzo.
This is where we remember that “not all contact is good contact,” because while Rizzo didn’t whiff, he also popped out each of the three times he faced Kluber. It’s not a stretch to say that a popup is basically a quicker strikeout, because Major League hitters combined to hit .023 on popups during the regular season. It’s basically the best thing a pitcher can get a hitter to do, because the likelihood of a successful outcome for the hitter is so small.
• Game 2: Tonight, 7 ET game time on FOX (6 ET pregame show on FS1)
Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26 7 p.m. (6 p.m. pregame show on FS1) CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason …
