Alright, so I wanted to dig into the numbers from that Detroit Tigers versus Yankees game recently. Didn’t catch the whole thing live, so I figured checking the player stats was the next best thing to see who actually showed up and who didn’t.
First thing I did was just open up my browser. I usually head over to one of those big sports websites, you know the ones, ESPN, MLB’s own site, sometimes CBS Sports. Didn’t really matter which one, they all mostly have the same stuff.
Typed something like ‘Tigers Yankees game stats’ into the search bar on the site. It usually brings up a list of recent games. Found the specific matchup I was looking for, had the date right there so I knew it was the correct one. Clicked on that.
That took me to the game summary page. Usually, there’s a tab or a link right there that says ‘Box Score’ or ‘Stats’. That’s the goldmine. Clicked on the box score.
Okay, now I’m looking at the grid. It lays it all out, team by team. I started with the batting stats for the Tigers. You see all the players listed, then columns for at-bats (AB), runs (R), hits (H), runs batted in (RBI), walks (BB), strikeouts (K), all that standard stuff. I scrolled down the list, looking for who got hits, who drove in runs. Also paid attention to the strikeouts column, see who was having a rough day at the plate.
Then I did the same thing for the Yankees’ batting lineup. Compared the totals, saw who had more hits overall, who left more guys on base, that kind of thing. Sometimes you see a guy went like 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts, and you think, ouch.
After checking the hitters, I scrolled down (or sometimes it’s on a different tab) to the pitching stats. This is where you see who pitched, how many innings (IP), hits allowed (H), runs (R), earned runs (ER), walks (BB), and strikeouts (K). Looked at the starting pitchers first for both Detroit and New York. Compared their lines. How long did they last? How much damage did they give up?
Checked out the relief pitchers too. Sometimes the bullpen makes or breaks a game, right? Saw who came in, how they performed. Did they keep the game close or let it get out of hand? You can tell a lot from those numbers – a pitcher coming in for just one-third of an inning and giving up a couple of runs tells a story.
Spent maybe 10-15 minutes just clicking around, looking at individual player lines. Maybe focused on a star player like Judge or somebody on the Tigers I was curious about. It’s interesting to see the raw numbers after you hear the buzz about a game. Sometimes the stats back up the narrative, sometimes they show something a bit different.
Yeah, so that was pretty much it. Just navigating the sports site, getting to the box score, and then reading through the batting and pitching lines for both teams. Simple process, really, but gives you a solid breakdown of what happened player by player.
