667 after Game 3, and the team that averaged two home runs per game early in the series only hit two in total over the final three contests (both coming from the bat of Schwarber). Aside from Kyle Schwarber, no Phillie mustered an OPS over. Starting with Game 4 - which saw a quartet of Houston hurlers throw just the second no-hitter in World Series history - the Astros’ ERA dipped to 1.00 over the remainder of the series, as Philadelphia’s once-mighty sluggers saw their OPS fall from. Philadelphia had a 57 percent chance of winning the championship, and its lineup of homer-happy bats was leading the way.Īnd then, everything changed.
Through that contest, Philly was averaging a scorching 5.14 runs per game in the postseason, while Houston pitchers had a 4.67 ERA in the World Series (compared with 3.00 for the Phillies’ staff). Early in the Fall Classic, the Phillies offense had lived up to its dangerous pre-series billing - roaring back from down 5-0 to win in extra innings of Game 1 and, following a Game 2 loss, putting on a 7-0 offensive clinic at home in Game 3. It will be interesting to see how Tatum and Brown carry the team following the controversy surrounding Udoka.Front and center in that effort was Houston’s pitching staff. Boston boasts one of the deepest rosters with the additions of Malcolm Brogdon and Blake Griffin this offseason. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will have to step up as leaders to ensure the environment within the locker room stays positive. The key for the Celtics would be to maintain their defensive identity and play with the same intensity they did under Udoka last season. However, he has been an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics since 2019. Interim coach Mazzulla has no prior head coaching experience. However, following Udoka's suspension, there are doubts regarding their ability to replicate their success.
The Celtics were among the preseason favorites to make a second consecutive Finals appearance. 274 The law firm in charge of investigating Ime Udoka discovered he used “crude language” with a female subordinate before the start of his workplace relationship, per
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