Throughout the 2018 postseason, Alex Cora has mostly stuck with the same strict platoons at second base and third base: Ian Kinsler and Eduardo Nunez play against lefties, Rafael Devers and Brock Holt play against righties. There have been some exceptions to this, but it does make some sense on the surface. Obviously, Kinsler and Nunez are right-handed hitters while Devers and Holt bat from the left side, but seems a bit odd once you dig deeper.
Let’s start with second base first, shall we?
The difference between Kinsler and Holt since the start of August has been abundantly clear.