- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Statcast of the Day: Wind benefits Tribe
- Updated: October 30, 2016
CHICAGO — A night after a strong wind blowing out to center produced a shocking lack of offense in a Cleveland win, a colder evening with the wind blowing in at 7 mph at first pitch saw three home runs as Cleveland won, 7-2, in Game 4 of the Fall Classic on Saturday to go up 3-1 in the Series and push the Cubs to the brink of elimination. You can predict the weather, but apparently you can’t predict how it will change the game.
Within the span of an inning, Chicago’s Anthony Rizzo and Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis each barreled baseballs with similar exit velocities, 104.1 mph for Rizzo and 104.8 mph for Kipnis. Rizzo’s had a bit more elevation, with a 25 degree launch angle as opposed to a 21 degree launch angle for Kipnis.
• Game 5: Tonight, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26 CHC 5, CLE 1 Gm 3 Oct. 28 CLE 1, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 29 CLE 7, CHC 2 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 gear: Cubs | Indians
Rizzo’s should have gone further, because he put a bit more air under it. Instead, Kipnis outslugged him by 41 feet for a three-run homer, while Rizzo settled for a double. Why? That’s where the wind comes in — that, and batted-ball direction, as Rizzo’s ball went to left field, which is where the wind was blowing in from, while Kipnis hit his over the right-field fence.
• Shop for World Series gear: Cubs | Indians
Let’s compare what usually …
