October 13, 2023

Best Batter Today

Trea Turner of the Phillies moves into the top five of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after a four for four game four of the NLDS. Turner included a double and home run in the 3-1 win over the Braves that sent the Phillies to the NLCS. Through August fourth, Turner owned a .236/.289/.367 slash line and ranked 167 on the list. Since then, he hit .339/.391/.667 to finish the regular season, and .500/.538/.917 in the playoffs.

Bryce Harper of the Phillies just held Turner off Harper collecting a single and two walks in the the game. The idle Yordan Alvarez of the Astros, and the vacationing Juan Soto and Aaron Judge rank 1-2-3 respectively.

Nick Castellanos of the Phillies post the best game score of the night, an 84. He went three for three with a walk and two home runs, the first player to hit two home runs in consecutive games in the playoffs. He ranks 44th after two incredible games.

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