The old baseball adage contends that “Good pitching beats good hitting.” That will certainly be tested in the 2021 NLDS between the Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves.
Milwaukee ranked in the top three in MLB in most meaningful pitching categories. That included Brewers’ hurlers finishing 2nd in K% (27%), hits-per-nine-innings (7.2 H/9), and opponents’ slugging (.358) and OPS (.655). The staff also ranked 3rd in ERA (3.50), ERA+ (123) and FIP (3.72). In most cases, they trail only the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers in these stats - the two teams with the best records in baseball.