He pitched in 10 of the Royals’ 11 postseason wins that year. In 2014, Davis pitched in 12 of the Royals’ 15 postseason games. Wade Davis is an even more dramatic example. His workload was not really any different than the 15 2/3 innings and 14 appearances he made last July during the regular season. He had back-to-back days off twice and three days off in a row twice. Last postseason, Herrera never threw on three days in a row. He did so without ever really being overworked. As an example, Kelvin Herrera pitched in 11 of the Royals’ 15 postseason games in 2014 and 11 of their 16 games in 2015. Wade Davis (Photo by Bill Nichols) But relievers can be called on in virtually every close postseason game without being overused. The Cubs can go into the postseason planning to use Aroldis Chapman in every game that doesn’t get out of hand and the Indians can rely heavily on Andrew Miller with the comfort that they aren’t going to throw them significantly more than they would in a normal month of the regular season.
MLB SCHEDULE FOR 2016 SERIES
So most starters are going to get two starts in a postseason series with the chance for a third relief appearance in the most dire of circumstances. Sabathia in 2009 was the last starter to even make an attempt at the trifecta–he started Games 1 and 4 of the League Championship Series and the World Series but neither series went seven games. The last pitcher to start Games 1, 4 and 7 of a playoff series was the Diamondbacks’ Curt Schilling in 2001. Back in the days of four-man rotations, the extra off days gave teams a chance to give their ace three starts in an LCS or World Series if the schedule lined up, but those days are long gone. That schedule explains why teams spent so much effort to improve their bullpens at the trade deadline. Using the same example of a wild card team playing every possible game finds even that team would only play back-to-back-to-back games twice throughout the playoffs. The standard format of the postseason is two games on, one day off. During the postseason, no team will play more than three games without an off-day and even a wild-card team that plays every possible game through Game 7 of the World Series would have 10 off-days. During the regular season, teams average three off days per month (with the exception of the all-star game’s lengthier break). What’s notable from the announced schedule is the reminder of just how different the playoffs are from the regular season when it comes to baseball schedules. 2 if the World Series goes to seven games. The postseason will begin with the American League Wild Card game on Oct. 2016 Postseason Schedule (Click to enlarge) The 2016 postseason schedule was announced by Major League Baseball on Tuesday.
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