Rangers vs. Cardinals

Here we are, the Fall Classic. Game 1 of the World Series is tonight. Rangers vs. Cardinals. Here is Biking for Baseball’s official match up preview. Overall rankings for each statistic are in parenthesis.

                                    Rangers                        Cardinals

Record                         96-66                           90-72

HR                               210 (2^nd)                      162 (13^th)

wOBA                         .348 (2^nd)                     .332 (5^th)         

Batting WAR                38.9 (2^nd)                     34.3 (4^th)                                                         

K/9                              7.36 (12^th)                    6.76 (22^nd)

xFIP                             3.83 (9^th)                      3.79 (7^th)

Pitching WAR              21.7 (4^th)                      14.3 (19^th)

UZR                             25.9 (6^th)                      -29.8 (27^th)

We’ve got two explosive offenses who have been on fire this postseason. It should be fun!