Could Escobar’s Inside-The-Park Home Run Have Been Avoided?
EAST LANSING - Supported Intelligence unveiled SmartPitcher, a data-driven pitch selection model, during game one of the 2015 World Series Tuesday night. Mets pitcher Matt Harvey threw a fastball low and in to Royals leadoff hitter Alcides Escobar to begin the bottom of the 1st. A good choice - but not the best, says SmartPitcher.