Some fun with baseball savant:
- The Indians had 11 hard-hit balls yesterday, 8 off Giolito in his 7 innings, and then 1 off each reliever.
- Hernandez, Ramirez, Reyes, and Freeman each had 2 while both Santana's and Leon managed 1.
- The White Sox had 7 hard-hit balls yesterday, all off Bieber.
Unluckiest swings of the night:
- Jose Ramirez's 1st inning flyout came off the bat at 102.1 mph at a 32-degree launch angle. Batted balls with that profile have an expected BA% (xBA%) of .710
- Carlos Santana's 5th inning groundout came off the bat at 107.1 mph at a 7-degree launch angle. The xBA% on this one was .670
- Franmil Reyes's lineout in the second inning came off the bat at 105.9 mph at a 17-degree angle. The xBA% was .640
- Sandy Leon's 9th inning lineout came off the bat at 98.3 mph with a 7-degree launch angle. The xBA% was .570
- Jose Abreu's 4th inning groundout was hit 100.2 mph at a 2-degree launch angle. The xBA% was .540
Others with slightly bad luck:
- Jose Ramirez's 9th inning groundout; 93.7 mph with a .460 xBA%
- Luis Robert's 2nd inning GIDP; 106.8 mph with a .450 xBA%
- Domingo Santana's 2nd inning GIDP; 91.1 mph with a .440 xBA%
Luckiest swings of the night:
- Carlos Santana's 10th inning "single" had an xBA% of .060
- James McCann's 10th inning single had an xBA% of .140
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