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Roy Oswalt's Splits from Game Two
Jonathan Scippa | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 11:46AM
In last night's NLCS game (pitch log) between the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Oswalt's sinker, which is really a two-seam fastball, was quite effective. He threw it 45 times in 14 different plate appearances to a Giants line of .083/.214/.083 and a .167 wOBA. Here are the numbers on each of his pitches from last night:
Even more interesting was Oswalt's success against left-handed batters last night:
Oswalt allowed NO hits to LHB. In fact, against his two-seamer, Giants LHB managed just one walk and struck out 5 times in 9 PA. Quite impressive given that lefty hitters managed a line of .299/.354/.483 against his two-seam fastball in 2010. Oswalt's only real mistake to a righty was the HR toCody Ruth Babe Ross Cody Ross. But based on the way Ross has been swinging the bat in this series, it's nothing Roy should be ashamed of.
Comparing Oswalt's splits from game two to his 2010 numbers hammers home just how impressive he was against lefties last night:
Taking a look at Oswalt's pitch frequency to LHB last night gives us some more insight as to how he was so successful, as he effectively kept the ball away:
Roy Oswalt's Pitch Frequency to LHB from Game Two (54 pitches)
| Fast | Change | Curve | Slider | Sinker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Pitches | 27 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| Avg | .167 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .083 |
| OBP | .286 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .214 |
| Slug | .667 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .083 |
| ISO | .500 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| wOBA | .381 | .000 | .225 | .000 | .167 |
Even more interesting was Oswalt's success against left-handed batters last night:
| Actual | V Left | V Right | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| Pitches | 111 | 54 | 57 |
| Avg | .111 | .000 | .200 |
| OBP | .200 | .143 | .250 |
| Slug | .222 | .000 | .400 |
| ISO | .111 | .000 | .200 |
| wOBA | .197 | .103 | .279 |
Oswalt allowed NO hits to LHB. In fact, against his two-seamer, Giants LHB managed just one walk and struck out 5 times in 9 PA. Quite impressive given that lefty hitters managed a line of .299/.354/.483 against his two-seam fastball in 2010. Oswalt's only real mistake to a righty was the HR to
Comparing Oswalt's splits from game two to his 2010 numbers hammers home just how impressive he was against lefties last night:
| Actual | V Left | V Right | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 836 | 390 | 446 |
| Pitches | 3188 | 1482 | 1706 |
| Avg | .213 | .232 | .196 |
| OBP | .264 | .282 | .249 |
| Slug | .346 | .367 | .327 |
| ISO | .133 | .134 | .131 |
| wOBA | .275 | .291 | .260 |
Taking a look at Oswalt's pitch frequency to LHB last night gives us some more insight as to how he was so successful, as he effectively kept the ball away:
Roy Oswalt's Pitch Frequency to LHB from Game Two (54 pitches)
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