The 2019 postseason seemed to be a jump back in time, to when starting pitchers went deeper into ballgames. By game four of the ALCS, the league had already passed last year’s mark of innings thrown by starting pitchers throughout the entire postseason.
The two teams that advanced to the World Series certainly helped continue that narrative. Both the Astros and Nationals rode their top three starters to the Fall Classic, and battled through seven games until Wednesday’s high profile matchup between Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke ended in a Nationals victory.