Maybe it's a bit of an overdramatization to say Randy Wolf pitched the "game of his life" on Thursday, like so many have already said. Maybe it isn't. All that really matters, though, is that the Brewers won Game 4, 4-2, on 7 strong innings from Wolf. The only blemishes on his line were two solo home runs that weren't really his fault -- he made a pair of good pitches, but Matt Holliday and Allen Craig were able to catch the jet stream flowing out to right field.Wolf had one of the worst playoff starts of his career in his first appearance this postseason, but followed it up with his best. What was the difference between the two starts?
Let's start with his release point. Against the Diamondbacks, Wolf struggled to find a consistent release point as he was trying to figure out where any of his pitches were going. He never quite figured it out, which is clear when you look at the plot of his release points from Brooks Baseball.Against the Cards, Wolf ...
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