"In the 15 pitches Guerrero Jr. saw at the plate Sunday night, 12 of them were a mixture of breaking balls and off-speed pitches. Vladdy mostly saw the sinker and let three go by, two of those resulting in strikes. The rest saw a combination of sweepers, splitters, and sliders, most of which Vladdy took, and those that he made contact with would end up being in play for the defense to handle."
"In the ALDS, Vladdy saw 31 fastballs, most in the heart of the zone, which he would bat .429, and used that to his advantage to help eliminate the Yankees. The combination of those four off-speed pitches Vladdy saw tonight in the ALDS saw an average of .250 ( per Baseball Savant). In his postgame scrum, Vladdy reminded reporters it was simply "one game," and expects the Blue Jays to bounce back."
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series despite George Springer’s first-pitch home run. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who had three homers and a .523 average in the ALDS, went 0-for-4 as Seattle prioritized off-speed and breaking pitches. Guerrero saw 15 pitches, 12 of which were off-speed offerings including sinkers, sweepers, splitters and sliders that were often taken or put in play for the defense. In the ALDS he saw 31 fastballs and hit .429; the off-speed mix in this game produced a .250 average. Guerrero called the result “one game,” and Kevin Gausman took responsibility for the loss.
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