October 22, 2007
OBA Wins Out
After the first four games of the ALCS, the Red Sox held a slight lead on the Indians in OBA, .348 to .346. They weren't out-scoring Cleveland, however, due to double plays wiping out some of those base runners. Boston kept hitting into double plays, but over the last three games they put so many men on base that the DPs didn't hurt as much. For the series, the Red Sox posted a .395 OBA to the Indians .302, about a forty five point swing in both directions. With batters constantly reaching, mistakes by the Indians' pitchers turned into big innings and a big comeback for the Red Sox.