Ohtani with 6 days off, would Seattle Toronto blood clots be really nice to see? WS Win Rate on the day of rest
Oct 20, 2025
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The Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on the 18th (Korea time) and confirmed their advance to the WS with four consecutive wins. WS Game 1 will be held at the home of the team with a high winning rate among the champions of both leagues on the 25th.
Toronto has the highest winning rate among the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, who are in a tight race in the American League Championship Series. In other words, if Toronto passes the ALCS, the first round of the WS will be held at Rogers Centre, and if Seattle passes the ALCS, the first round will be held at Dodger Stadium.
In any case, the Dodgers will meet Toronto or Seattle with a six-day preparation period.
It is the first time in 16 years that a team has been preparing for WS for more than 6 days since the 2009 NL champion Philadelphia Phillies, and the seventh time since 1969 when the league championship series (LCS) was created due to the introduction of the division system.
No matter which team wins in Game 7 of the ALCS at Rogers Center on the 21st, the WS preparation period is only half that of the Dodgers. If it's short, it's short, and if it's enough, it's enough.
Then, will it be advantageous for you to rest more.
The team that took more than six days off from winning the WS championship is only three out of six times, which is only half. In the 2009 WS, Philadelphia fell to its knees with two wins and four losses to the New York Yankees, who took two days off, and in the 2007 WS, the Colorado Rockies, who took eight days off, fell to the Boston Red Sox, who took only two days off. In 2006, the Detroit Tigers, who took six days off, lost 1-4 to the St. Louis Cardinals, who prepared for just one day.
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When it comes to teams that have rested for more than five days, it is nine times out of 19 (47.4%), and when the Dodgers won last year, the rest period was four days, one day shorter than the opponent's Yankees (5 days).
In 18 WSs, except in 2022, when both teams had the same break period since 2006, only four times have taken a day off to lift the trophy, and the probability is only 22.2%. Since the creation of the Wild Card Series (WCS) in 2012, it has only been three out of 12 (25%). The team, which had a short break period from 2009 to 2017, ranked at the top of WS for nine consecutive years.
In other words, there is no advantage for the Dodgers, who take six days off. Why is that.
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The 2012 San Francisco Giants had a team batting average of 0.242, which was better than the Detroit Tigers (0.159), who had a five-day rest, even though they had only one day off. This is also a case in which the team with long rest days was dull.
Colorado's team batting average was .218 and Boston was .333 in the 2007 WS. Colorado has six more days off than Boston.
On the other hand, in the 2008 WS, the winning team Philadelphia (0.262) took four more days off than the runner-up Tampa Bay Rays (0.212). The 1995 WS winner, the Atlanta Braves (0.244), rested 3 more than the opposing Cleveland Indians (0.179), but had a much higher team batting average.
In the end, the view that taking a lot of rest will reduce the sense of hit should be seen as a prejudice. Each team has different situations and various variables.
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers escaped a severe slump by hitting three home runs in Game 4 of the NLCS. But immediately after that, I went on a six-day break. This is another reason why attention is paid to Ohtani's WS hit.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
