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The launch-angle revolution changed baseball. Are the Brewers a sign it's changing back?
Milwaukee led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage while posting the league’s lowest launch angle, a style that produced 103 wins.
- On Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers host the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, carrying a franchise-record 103 wins into the playoffs.
- Led by a 9.2-degree average launch angle, Milwaukee prioritized contact and on-base percentage over home runs, finishing with the second-most runs scored in Major League Baseball.
- Manager Pat Murphy instilled a culture of hustle, removing William Contreras last week for insufficient effort on a grounder, while the team's focus on 'tough outs' drains opposing pitchers.
- MLB Network analyst Eric Hosmer noted parallels to his former World Series-winning Kansas City Royals, saying Milwaukee can "flip the script" by manufacturing runs during the postseason.
- History shows success without elite power is rare in the playoffs; only one team in the bottom half of home run totals has reached the World Series over the last nine seasons.
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The RecordThe launch-angle revolution changed baseball. Are the Brewers a sign it’s changing back?
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The slogan that appears on posters all over American Family Field exemplifies the unique approach the three-time reigning NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers have taken as they chase their first World Series title.
The launch-angle revolution changed baseball. Are the Brewers a sign it's changing back?
The NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers produced the best record in Major League Baseball and won a franchise-record 103 games with a statistical profile that hadn’t been seen in over six decades
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