Alright, so the other day I really wanted to dig into the player stats for that Atlanta Braves vs Dodgers game. You know, go beyond just the final score and see who did what.
First thing I did, jumped on my computer. Went to the usual places I check for scores. Found the game result easy enough, sure. But getting the detailed player-by-player breakdown? That was a bit more annoying.
Seemed like most sites just wanted to show me the highlights or the big picture stuff. Who won, who lost, maybe the winning pitcher and a key home run hitter. But I wanted the nitty-gritty, like how many strikeouts the starting pitchers got, who went 0-for-4, errors, walks, the whole deal for everyone who played.
Digging for the Details
Spent a bit of time clicking around. Some pages were just cluttered with ads, making it hard to even read. Others seemed to want me to sign up for something, and I wasn’t looking to do all that just for some box scores.
Finally, I landed on a page – I think it might have been the main league site or one of those dedicated stat tracking spots – that had exactly what I was after. It took a few tries, navigating through their menus.
Found it! They had the full box score laid out clearly.
- You could see batting stats for every player: at-bats, runs, hits, RBIs, walks, strikeouts.
- Pitching lines were all there too: innings pitched, hits allowed, runs, earned runs, walks, strikeouts, pitches thrown.
- Even defensive stuff like errors and assists.
What I Looked At
So I spent some time just looking through it. Checked out how guys like Freeman did against his old team, saw how Riley performed at the plate for the Braves, looked at the pitcher matchups and how many innings they lasted. It wasn’t just about the stars either; seeing the stats for the guys coming off the bench or the relief pitchers tells you more about how the game actually flowed.
It’s way more telling than just seeing the final score, you know? You see who pulled their weight and who had a rough night, right there in black and white.
Took a bit more effort than I thought it would, just clicking around and filtering out the noise, but I got the detailed stats I wanted in the end. Always interesting to see the game broken down that way.
