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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Kershaw allowed his eighth HR of the playoffs, a new record. The Dodgers were also previously 100-1 when Kershaw pitched and they had at least four runs of support (the other loss also predictably in the playoffs). Legendary regular season pitcher, but obviously he has no postseason legacy. Even as wild as the series has been you expect Verlander and the Astros to cruise in game 6 with the Dodgers bullpen gassed.

Also not to go full conspiracy theorist, but the rumours the balls are juiced can really only increase after a game like that. But if it gets exciting games like this, maybe juicing the balls is alright.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/237845...it-a-home-run/

Coors Field has yielded the second-most homers (502) of any ballpark in that period, behind only Yankee Stadium (542). But as it turns out, there are eight ballparks with a higher percentage of homers that weren't either barreled or solid contact, led by Minute Maid Park.

Since the advent of Statcast™, 16.1 percent of home runs at Minute Maid Park have been neither barreled nor solid contact. Several have been among the most improbable hits in that span, including Alex Bregman's home run into the Crawford Boxes on May 24 against the Tigers, which had an exit velocity of 88.3 mph and a launch angle of 27 degrees. A batted ball with that combination of exit velocity and launch angle had a hit probability of 7 percent, and had never before gone for a home run since Statcast™ was introduced.

Of Altuve's 27 homers at Minute Maid Park since 2015, six have been classified as struck "poorly/under," meaning he got under the pitch and lofted it high in the air for what frequently results in a flyout. All six landed in the Crawford Boxes.