Discussion & Liveblog of 2019 AL and NL Division Series

Welcome to the 2019 American and National League Division Series discussion and live blog.

Umpires Pat Hoberg (NL STL@ATL), Will Little (NL WAS@LAD), John Tumpane (AL TB@HOU), and Manny Gonzalez (AL MIN@NYY) are your game one plate umpires.
Related: 2019 Wild Card & Division Series Umpires.

Home plate umpire performance is listed following the completion of each contest according to UEFL f/x (Statcast/pitch f/x data and application of UEFL Rules 6-2-b-a [horizontal bound, "Kulpa Rule"] and 6-2-b-b [vertical strike zone, "Miller Rule"]). Non-callable pitches, such as fouls, swinging strikes, balls batted into play, pitchouts, and hit-by-pitches, are excluded from the analysis.

- 10/3 STL@ATL Gm 1: Pat Hoberg: 119/119 Balls + 45/48 Strikes = 164/167 = 98.2%. +1 STL.
- 10/3 WAS@LAD Gm 1: Will Little: 122/123 Balls + 52/60 Strikes = 174/183 = 95.1%. +1 LA.

- 10/4 TB@HOU Gm 1: John Tumpane: 95/99 Balls + 45/50 Strikes = 140/149 = 94.0%. +7 HOU.
- 10/4 STL@ATL Gm 2: Alan Porter: 77/80 Balls + 42/45 Strikes = 119/125 = 95.2%. +4 STL.
- 10/4 MIN@NYY Gm 1: Manny Gonzalez: 137/141 Balls + 50/51 Strikes = 187/192 = 97.4%. +1 MIN.
- 10/4 WAS@LAD Gm 2: Jordan Baker: 97/98 Balls + 40/43 Strikes = 137/141 = 97.2%. +0 NU.

- 10/5 MIN@NYY Gm 2: Todd Tichenor: 117/121 Balls + 45/46 Strikes = 162/167 = 97.0%. +5 NYY.
- 10/5 TB@HOU Gm 2: Bruce Dreckman: 85/86 Balls + 44/47 Strikes = 129/133 = 97.0%. +0 NU.

- 10/6 ATL@STL Gm 3: Sam Holbrook: 112/116 Balls + 43/47 Strikes = 155/163 = 95.1%. +2 ATL.
- 10/6 LAD@WAS Gm 3: Ted Barrett: 135/137 Balls + 48/53 Strikes = 183/190 = 96.3%. +3 LA.

- 10/7 HOU@TB Gm 3: Mark Wegner: 97/100 Balls + 52/54 Strikes = 149/154 = 96.8%. +3 TB.
- 10/7 ATL@STL Gm 4: Jim Wolf: 111/113 Balls + 44/47 Strikes = 155/160 = 96.9%. +3 ATL.
- 10/7 LAD@WAS Gm 4: Doug Eddings: 103/104 Balls + 37/44 Strikes = 140/148 = 94.6%. +6 LA.
- 10/7 NYY@MIN Gm 3: Gary Cederstrom: 108/112 Balls + 35/38 Strikes = 143/150 = 95.3%. +3 NYY.
Series Complete (NYY Def MIN 3-0): 492/509 = 96.7%. +7 NYY.

- 10/8 HOU@TB Gm 4: James Hoye: 96/97 Balls + 41/41 Strikes = 137/138 = 99.3%. +1 TB.
- 10/9 STL@ATL Gm 5: Tom Hallion: 107/111 Balls + 52/57 Strikes = 159/168 = 94.6%. +1 ATL.
Series Complete (STL Def ATL 3-2): 752/783 = 96.0%. +1 ATL.
- 10/9 WAS@LAD Gm 5: Alfonso Marquez: 105/111 Balls + 48/52 Strikes = 153/163 = 93.9%. +2 LA.
Series Complete (WAS Def LA 3-2): 787/825 = 95.4%. +12 LAD.

- 10/10 TB@HOU Gm 5: Jerry Meals: 71/73 Balls + 39/43 Strikes = 110/116 = 94.8%. +2 TB.
Series Complete (HOU Def TB 3-2): 665/690 = 96.4%. +1 TB.

The highest plate score during the 2018 Division Series was Ted Barrett's 98.6% (NLDS Gm 3).
The highest overall plate score during the 2018 Postseason was Joe West's 99.4% (ALCS Gm 3).

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