NUT Report · Week 28 — Postseason: White Sox Beat the Astros in the AL Wild Card
The Wild Card round is done. The Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, and the San Diego Padres advanced. Chicago swept the Houston Astros 2-0, and San Diego swept a Chicago Cubs team that carried an 8.2-point edge in season NUT. The Division Series is underway. Below: every series result and matchup by NUT, the week’s best games, and the postseason leaderboard.
The Bracket by NUT
The team with the higher season NUT went 2-2 in the Wild Card round. Both upsets came in the NL, and San Diego’s is the biggest gap to fall so far. Two Division Series favorites trail: the Yankees by a game to Tampa Bay, and Cleveland by a game to the White Sox. Live series scores and the full bracket →
NUT of the Week
Michael Harris II — ATL · CF
+0.3 NUT · A · .400/.429/.700 · 8 H · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 3 K
Michael Harris II topped the week’s hitter board at +0.3 NUT, with 8 hits across Atlanta’s Wild Card win over Philadelphia and the first two games against the Dodgers. Teammate Ozzie Albies sits right behind him at +0.3 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI.
Games You Missed — Last 7 Days
Postseason NUT Leaders — Top 5
Postseason grades use the same October scale as the app’s Postseason board. A full postseason tops out near +1.0 NUT for a player, so +0.3 is already an A. Wild Card preview by NUT →
That's the week. The live bracket is at baseballnut.app/playoffs, and the Postseason NUT board is at baseballnut.app/stats.
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— Ivan