The 102 - win Indians
had the best run differential in the majors in the regular season, outscoring their opponents by 254 runs, but the Yankees (+198) and Astros (+196) ranked second and third, respectively.
they had the best run differential heading into this series (obviously we overtook them here); and we still made them look terrible.
Not exact matches
Throw in the relievers limiting opponents to a.235 /.298 /.376 line — just slightly
better than what the starters
have done — and Cleveland's stellar
run differential over 82 games makes even more sense.
The Indians
have gone 49 - 33 since that season low point in late - May,
good for a.598 winning percentage, and their
run differential in that 82 - game stretch is +133.
They're playing much
better baseball than you
would suspect given their
run differential, too: the Giants
have given up at least 10
runs in four games this year, losing all of them by a combined score of 51 - 20.
And I think when we already
have Ogbah and can get a guy like Hubbard hanging around, or go after a more developmental but focused pass rush - focused prospect, you're going to get more
differential between that generational
running back and a «really
good»
running back, versus Chubb + Ogbah over Ogbah + Hubbard or developmental rusher.
I'm not sure it makes much difference overall though, b / c when a guy gets 2 in the zone they back off, and against
good teams that is usually when those teams
have pretty
good runs against us, making the cost in terms of point
differential probably not much different than if the player sat.
There are ebbs and flows to the season, and just as the Cubs weren't as
good as their start that
had them on pace for 130 wins, with a higher
run differential than the Braves
had runs scored, their last six weeks or so aren't who they are, either.
When you add up the cost of the direct - injection
V - 8, dedicated coolers for the transmission and
differential, optional MagnaRide dampers, standard 13.6 - inch front, 13.3 - inch rear Brembo four - piston brakes, as
well as 245 / 40R -20 front and 275 / 35R -20 rear Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3
run - flat tires, it's clear that Chevy spent a lot of money on the 2016 Camaro SS.